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Sat, January 6, 2007 : Last updated 20:45 pm (Thai local time)

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Briton jumps to death in Chiang Mai

Chiang Mai - A British tourist committed suicide Saturday morning by jumping from his room on the sixth floor of a condominium in this northern city and falling to his death on the roof of an adjacent building, police said.

Southern teachers to provide PM secret documents

Teachers in the deep South will provide the premier with solid evidence on the root causes of the separatist violence in the region and propose practical measures to help restore peace.

CDA should finish drafting charter in four months

The Constitution Drafting Assembly (CDA) should complete its work in four months and not six as previously planned, its member Noranit Sethabutr said yesterday.


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		26 held as Bo Bae protest turns violent Twenty-six vendors were arrested when a protest at Bo Bae market that had disrupted traffic in the area since Thursday night turned violent early yesterday afternoon.
		3% sheared off shares as rumours persist Thai shares yesterday plunged 3 per cent due to growing anxiety over the likelihood of new bomb attacks and rumours of another coup

STOCK MARKET WOES
Exchange turns to brokerages
Foreigners' input sought on how to put confidence on a stronger footing

		Planners see drop in demand for power
		BMCL believes it has the edge in bidding for three new routes
		Bombings to cause slippage in Q1 growth: UTCC

SOUTHERN UNREST
Murder suspect freed on bail
Authorities relent after 2-day protest by crowd of 200 women, children

		Prince's flight raises Bt80m
		Bomb scares at 20 schools mean classes cancelled
		Blast victims recovering

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Thai soccer leagues to merge
[SOCCER] The Football Association of Thailand (FAT) and Sports Authority of Thailand (SAT) yesterday reached an agreement to merge the hitherto separately run Thailand Premier League and Thailand Professional League, finally putting an end to an issue which has dragged on for more than a year.

EDITORIAL
The right to die in dignity
New law grants patients the right to make a living will to refuse treatment of terminal illness

		Fear and frustration dominate our diaries
		More US troops in Iraq means new risks

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?