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No explicit dances in Loy Krathong

Authorities warned on Thursday organisers against including sexually suggestive dances in events to celebrate the upcoming Loy Krathong Festival.

Surayud issues Tak Bai apology

Surayud said he came to apologise on behalf of previous and present governments. Muslim leaders hailed Surayud's statements.

Deposed PM's in China to meet Surayud : Gen Sonthi

Ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is in China. He had sought to meet Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont. PM declined the request. Thai Embassy in China is criticised for failing to report Thaksin's travelling to China.


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		Taxi driver 'sacrificed himself for democracy' Family calls him hero; Nuamthong 'couldn't live with martial law'
		Suicide is treated with sensitivity by officials Taxi driver Nuamthong Phaiwan's suicide in a lone protest against the September 19 coup has become one of the most sensitive political events since the overthrow six weeks ago.

ENTERTAINMENT
MTV and VH1 join Smile TV
Switch to smaller cable network in bid to win local viewers

		Lending 'is way below target'
		British seek clarification on investments
		KTB securities highly rated by Fitch, as BBL reaffirmed by S&P

CHIANG MAI
Big crowd for opening of floral show
International gardens most popular, but complaints about carts, service

		Many groups asked to help control erotic dancing
		Floods cripple the Central plains
		Charges droppe

Will lady luck smile again on Thailand?
[Asian Games] The 14 gold medals at the Busan Asian Games in South Korea were an unexpected bonanza. Four years down the road, the Thai delegation hopes that fortune will again smile on them in Doha.

		Four Thai teams fall by wayside

EDITORIAL
Destroy Thaksin's tentacles of power
Police abuses committed by officers with the ex-PM's tacit approval must not go unpunished

		What's ethically wrong can't be politically right
		Asean, China negotiate new challenges
		Iraq failure may mean US success elsewhere

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