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A royal barge passes the Royal Palace in Friday night’s rehearsal for the Royal Barge Procession that will mark His Majesty the King’s 60th year on the throne.

Today's Highlight

Wasana cites local elections as main reason to stay put

Chanthaburi - Election Commission chairman Wassana Puemlarp announced Sunday that he has many reasons to remain in office, including his determination to organise elections of some 300 local administrations.

ROYAL BARGE PROCESSION
A historic spectacle

ROYAL BARGE PROCESSION Rare display of pageantry to mark an auspicious

Traffic-easing measures for royal event

Bangkok's traffic will be disrupted in some areas between June 8 and 13 as the country celebrates His Majesty's 60th year on the throne.


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POLITICAL CRISIS
Thaksin looks to shore up support
Government think-tank told to find ways to ease economic pain

Thais hired to play corpses in BBC tsunami TV show
The filming of a BBC-HBO mini-series about the tsunami along Thailand's Andaman coast has stunned and horrified residents still dealing with the aftermath of the 2004 disaster. It is too soon to turn the tragedy into a drama, they say.

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HELPING THE WORKING POOR
Minimum wage may be raised Bt10 a day
Govt also considers lower SSF contributions

Cleanovation unit aims to penetrate corporate market

DhosPaak: Show's free, but sell the Chang

Thai : B777-200ER for Jo'burg route

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KOBKUL'S MURDER
Mastermind may not be caught: Winai
With 'driver and gunmen' in custody, investigators seek person who ordered hit

Five villages submerged as deadly floods move south

Group vows to block export of elephants to zoo Down Under

Traffic-easing measures for royal event

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IN BRIEF
4 local fighters in the quarters
Four Thai boxers stormed into the quarter-finals of the World Amateur Muaythai Championships yesterday at the Mall Bang Kapi's MCC Hall.

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EDITORIAL
Missing the wood for the shrubbery
The charge against the Thai Rak Thai of bribing smaller parties does not rest on video footage alone

More than enough to keep Thaksin hanging on

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Keeping abreast of a brave new world

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The Nation Poll

New poll posted on Thursday

Is the Thai government right to protest Cambodia's appointment of Thaksin as its economic adviser by recalling Thai ambassador and suspending all cooperations?

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Thai shares open 0.15 per cent higher

Hun Sen challenges Abhisit to dissolve House: report

Hun Sen threatens to boycott Thai goods

Thaksin to lecture 300 Cambodians Thursday

Abhisit beats Thaksin in popular rating following Cambodian diplomatic spat: survey

Their Majesties send help to flood victims in Narathiwat

1 villager killed, another injured by insurgents in Yala

Their Majesties send help to flood victims in Yala

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