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Thai fans wait eagerly in long queues to buy tickets at the Supachalasai Stadium Saturday. Many of them were disappointed and failed to get tickets for the second leg of the Asean Football Championship which will be held Sunday. Some 20,000 tickets were sold out in two hours.

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Appeals for calm ahead of Asean final

Thailand and Singapore fans on Saturday were urged to stay calm at the potentially volatile Asean football championships decider here, after controversy marred this week's first leg.

'I thought referee was going to book me'

The Singaporean football player who was awarded a penalty thinks the spot kick should not have been given, as he makes a revelation:

BIRD-FLU OUTBREAK
Random tests start on migratory birds

Random H5N1 testing of migratory birds started yesterday in Angthong's Samko district, said Livestock Development Depart-ment director-general Pirom Srijan.


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Ruts, cracks at airport termed dangerous
A leading foundation engineer and members of Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont's advisory team paid their first visit to Suvarnabhumi Airport yesterday, much to the surprise of the Airports of Thailand (AOT)'s investigative committee headed by Tortrakul Yomnak.

Blasts: conflicting accounts by agencies
The investigation into the New Year's Eve bombings has become complicated and the public confused by conflicting accounts and rivalry among the three law enforcement agencies involved.

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RETAIL
Suspicion giants may be leaning on suppliers
Pressure for lower prices could violate the guidelines

NPLs 'to fall to Bt10 bn this year'

iTV appeals for justice over debt

Ford mulls $1-bn investment in Thailand

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PROPAGANDA WAR
Protagonists extend their battle to the US media
CNS chief talks to 'Washington Post', Thaksin to 'Time'

Make parties stronger, not weaker, says Abhisit

Newcomers raring to put shoulders to the wheel

Scanner skirmish

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BURNING ISSUE
Football saga imitates real life
Singapore's dodgy soccer win fires talk of eavesdropping, use of foreign nominees

Lecturer answers Thaksin libel suit

Don't let minority draft charter: Jon

Democrat case told of duping

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Paradorn to skip three tournaments
[TENNIS] Injury-plagued Paradorn Srichaphan will have to withdraw from three tournaments in Europe and Asia to mend his wrist in time before the American hard-court season, which starts towards the end of the month.

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EDITORIAL
Dialogue needed on deep South
Govt must consider all options on how to bring about peace: the first step is to get public debate going

Why we are grateful to Thaksin (again)

The philosophy behind the sufficiency economy

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