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Thu, December 28, 2006 : Last updated 20:15 pm (Thai local time)

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New TAT governor selected

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) board selected Thursday Pornsiri Manoharn, deputy governor for domestic markets, to be its new governor.

Prem urges top brass to let go differences and work together

Chairman of the Privy Council, Gen Prem Thinsulanonda, has urged senior police and military officers to let go their differences and work together to bring an end to the political disorder in the country.

Court acquits former chief of Harbour dept

The Criminal Court acquitted on Thursday two former top executives and five serving officials of the Harbour Department in a case relating to a collapsed Bt1.79 billion contract to procure canal-dredging boats.


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		Money stakes rise for those who 'squeal' on the corrupt The Assets Examination Com-mittee will offer cash rewards amounting to 25 per cent of seized ill-gotten wealth for tips that lead to the conviction of corrupt politicians, AEC spokesman Sak Korsaengruang said yesterday.
		Central bank urged to avoid freezing bond market The Bank of Thailand should scrap its draconian hot-money curbs now before the bond market freezes up, Chalongphob Sussangkarn, president of the Thailand Development Research Institute, said yesterday.

CAPITAL CONTROLS
Japanese delay plans
Reserve requirement 'a serious problem'

		Managers in a relentless search for new investors
		Rice farmers go back to school
		True strikes unusual

WEATHER WARNING
Fishermen, residents put on alert for storms
Giant waves set to batter coastline of Gulf of Thailand

		A sanctuary from giant waves
		Sketch of thief who killed Canadian released
		Crown Prince to pilot flight for charity

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A YEAR OF GLORY AND TEARS
Golf, Games and gold gave up the smiles

		Thailand to field second string team against Kazakhs

EDITORIAL
SCIB reverts to bad old ways
The bank's board owes the public an explanation for skirting principles of good governance in CEO selection

		2007: fasten your seat belt, turbulence ahead

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?