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Grand exhibition attracts Six million

More than six million people were expected to visit the 17-day Grand Exhibition of the King at the Impact Exhibition and Convention Centre, Muang Thong Thani, said Caretaker Government Spokesman Surapong Suebwonglee on Wednesday.



Rainmaking patent issued to HM the King

The European Patent Office (EPO) has issued a patent in weather modification by rainmaking technology to HM the King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the world's longestreigning monarch.



Bomb explosion kills two soldiers in Yala

Yala - A bomb blast and ambush killed two soldiers on Wednesday as the violence continued unabated in the deep south.





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Key Cabinet aide quits govt to enter monkhood
Cabinet Secretary-General Borwornsak Uwanno announced his surprise resignation yesterday and became the first key legal expert to leave the embattled caretaker government.






PROFILE
Scholar out of place in Thaksin's team
After spending more than three years in a job that required him to work closely with politicians, Borwornsak Uwanno has concluded that he is unsuited to the post of Cabinet secretary-general and has resigned.















CENTRAL BANK
Policy rate is likely to rise today
BOT to lean towards taming inflation



Local MTV chief outlines ambitious 5-year plan


Academics debate iTV's role as public broadcaster


Yellow is the colour of love






KOBKUL MURDER PROBE
'No sign that suspect was forced to take poison'
Autopsy: he drank pesticide slowly, no evidence of struggle



Crisis hitting farmers hard


Elephant transfer cancelled after day-long blockade


231 Hmong refugees imprisoned





THAI TALK: Samak's obsession with survival will be his demise
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'Ball' gets Czeched on clay
Thailand's Paradorn Srichaphan suffered a humiliating defeat in the US$125,000 (Bt4.8 million) Czech Open in Prostejov yesterday when he lost to a lowly-ranked player in the first round.



Local girl wins gold


Thais give Indians a lesson


Chatchawal gets an English lesson






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A dilemma over interest rates
Whether the monetary-tightening cycle will continue or end will set the tone for our economic outlook



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