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Fri, February 9, 2007 : Last updated 20:04 pm (Thai local time)

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US Ambassador to Thailand, Ralph L. Boyce, handed over a bag of basic household items to a hilltribe in Tambon Nakien in Chiang Mai's Omkoi district. Boyce witnessed the destroying of opium in this remote community along the Burmese border where opium cultivation continue to be cultivate in spite of the fact that it has been banned for decades.

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Today's Big Stories

Huge changes for NCCC selection

The selection process for graft busters is slated to undergo sweeping changes in order to prevent political interference and ensure the effective system of checks and balances, a charter writer said Friday.

Suwat resigns from TRT to form "Path of Alliance"

Deputy Thai Rak Thai leader Suwat Liptapallop and members of his faction announced their resignation from TRT during Suwat's 52nd birthday at his residence on Friday.

US model Anna Nicole Smith dies in Florida at 39

Hollywood, Florida- US model and reality TV star Anna Nicole Smith died Thursday after being found unconscious in a Florida hotel room, police said. She was 39.

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Warning for parents over US student exchange programmes

Our blogger, Excelplus, has advice for parents who want to send their children to study in the US under scholarship or exchange programmes so that they won't be deceived and their children abandonned overseas.


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CHARTER IN THE MAKING
Party list, single-MP electorates to be axed
The party-list MPs and single-MP constituency elections will be scrapped, the constitution drafting subcommittee chaired by Charan Pakdithanakul ruled yesterday.

Abbott open to lowering cost of Aids drug Kaletra
Abbott Laboratories yesterday agreed in principle to lower the price of its life-saving anti-Aids drug Kaletra, an official from the Public Health Ministry said.

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Softer measure will eventually replace 30% rule: BOT
The Bank of Thailand insists it will still have in place administrative measures to curb speculation in the baht, even after it eventually removes the 30-per-cent reserve requirement.

Alstom has eye on new metro lines

Prasit Patana's innovative deal

Gaining energy

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FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS SALE
Former FRA head faces graft charge
Vicharat Vichitvadakan accused of assisting Lehman Brothers avoid tax

Health problems rife in Narathiwat

DSI joins police in probe of New Year's bombings

Rice miller shot and beheaded

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BURNING ISSUE
Doubts over Quick decision on airport by 'Old Ginger'
Too many questions left unanswered about reopening of Don Muang in 45 days

Party leader fingers Democrats

Drafters say they will make final decision

Abhisit wants US to explain lobbyists

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TENNIS
TOP SEED CRASHES OUT
Unheralded Sucha shows Bartoli exit

Suphan Buri not ready

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EDITORIAL
Army must live up to its duty
That HM the Queen had to remind the armed forces to fight insurgents reflects poorly on their effectiveness

Frequently asked questions on troubled political times

Minister's move ensures access to vital drugs

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