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Songdej Saengpratee is taken into custody on Saturday for questioning as police suspect him of involving in the New Year’s Eve bombings.//Photo by Watcharachai Klaipong

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Deposed PM can return if he stays out of politics : PM

Ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra can end his globe-hopping exile and settle back home - as long as he promises to cease all political activities, the government said Saturday.

Singapore insists ousted Thai PM's visit was unofficial

Singaporean Foreign Minister George Yeo confirmed Saturday his Thai counterpart had raised concerns before a meeting between ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra and the city state's deputy premier.

BANGKOK BOMBING PROBE

Some 15 military officers, civilians arrested

About 100 commando police raided 18 areas in Bangkok and other central provinces Saturday morning and detained some 15 military officers and civilians for questioning regarding the Bangkok bomb attacks on New Year's Eve.


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DIPLOMATIC ROW
Nitya warned S'pore over meeting Thaksin
Foreign minister says he informed counterpart Yeo at Cebu summit that planned reception was unacceptable

We'll go back to two-way radios, says CNS chief
Mobile phones are no longer safe and the military will switch back to traditional walkie-talkies to avoid any spying by Singapore, Army chief General Sonthi Boonyaratglin said yesterday.

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IRPC SHAREHOLDERS MEETING
Leophairatanas voted off board
Terms of eight directors in total are ended prematurely in a move seen as purging those close to TPI founder Prachai

Egat okays budget of Bt33 bn

TMB aims for capital adequacy of 12%

Privilege card may go private

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Sailor's death 'not due to bird flu'
Public Health Ministry team finds that man had no fever or contact with fowls

M'sia PM to visit soon

Six TOT board members resign over row

Germany to focus on EU-Asean ties

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NEW CONSTITUTION
Longevity of charter in doubt
Difficult to draft in a climate of coercion: experts say.

Army keeping an eye on 'school arsonists' scouts'

Pojaman, Bhanapot make their defence

CNS releases its list of 10 drafters for new constitution

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Six of the best go for top spot
[BOXING] Six of Thailand's top boxers will be campaigning for WBC world titles this year.

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EDITORIAL
Redouble efforts in Aids battle
Lack of funding threatens to undo the hugely beneficial effects of Thailand's past HIV-education programmes

'Naresuan' film ignites debate into Thailand's rich history

Imran Imtiaz Shah Yacob

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