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Fri, July 21, 2006 : Last updated 20:08 pm (Thai local time)

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HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn smilingly waves Friday to well-wishers of His Majesty the King, who is recovering at the Siriraj Hospital's Chalermprakiet Building.

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NEXT ELECTION

King endorses election decree

His Majesty endorses decree Thursday; Democrat and Chat Thai pledges to contest election; Pnet calls for removal of EC commissioners

MONARCH'S HEALTH
King's surgery successful

Kingdom rejoices following a day of anxiety over His Majesty's operation

Seripisut set loose on fire-fighting equipment scandal

The Interior Ministry yesterday assigned police inspector-general Seripisut Temiyavej to head a fact-finding committee to dig deeper into the scandal-plagued Bt6.68-billion deal to procure fire-fighting equipment from Austria.


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ANALYSIS
PM outflanked ahead of annual military reshuffle
The routine Army order to transfer 129 battalion-level commanders signals the start of a power play between professional soldiers and caretaker Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.

BURNING ISSUE
PM shines at the temple of riches
Thaksin uses taxpayers' money to blast 'sore losers' at event held to honour the King

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INAUGURAL FLIGHTS
AOT leaves new airport buildings uninsured
Suvarnabhumi Airport may not be covered for the test flights which take place next week

Stocks rally in line with regional markets

$600m bond issue approved

FTI airs concerns on private sector compettitiveness

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AIRPORT RUNWAYS
Condition of tarmac again raises fears
Only one landing strip is 'grooved' for safety, as asphalt is poor and chips easily

Govt urged to look at nuclear power again

Arrests spark backlash in Rusoh

Spend 1-2% on education, Patten says

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OVERDRIVE: Central bank breaks tradition in the face of adversity

Boonsak faces the cream
[BADMINTON] The presence of four of the top five players in the world will undoubtedly prove a difficult barrier to surmount for local hope Boonsak Ponsana in the US$80,000 (Bt3 million) Thailand Open scheduled for July 26-30 at the Hua Mark Indoor Stadium.

Napaporn too good

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EDITORIAL
NRC report needs a govt worthy of it
A valuable set of recommendations on the deep South remains shelved as PM focuses on his own political survival

PM's end may be at hand, but who will be his Brutus?

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