
Bomb-disposal robot in the works

Researchers are working on a prototype of a bomb-disposal robot that could become a valuable tool for the military and police.
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Tanzania to learn HM the King's technique

His Majesty the King has granted permission for drought-stricken Tanzania to use his patented rainmaking technique, Agriculture Minister Theera Sutabutr said yesterday.
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SOUTHERN THAILAND

Malaysia willingly to mediate

PM Abdullah believes old guard would be able to influence militants
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Self-reliant community

How local people of Tambon Naso in Yasothon's Kut Chum district have adopted and nurtured their community's self-reliance.
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Public split over party-list MPs: poll

The public is divided over whether to scrap party-list candi?dates elected via proportional rep?resentation, according to a poll.
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Stiffer penalties for corruption

Political office-holders found guilty of tax evasion will be banned from running for office or being a member of a party for 10 years, charter writer Nurak Mapraneet said yesterday.
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Pojaman tax case will take time, says AEC spokesman

The tax evasion case against Khunying Pojaman Shinawatra and her brother will take time to reach a final verdict as the case has to go through three courts, Assets Examination Committee (AEC) spokesman Sak Korsaengruang said yesterday.
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IN BRIEF

caravan of the poor

Leader, members to be charged in court for mobbing Nation office
Caravan of the Poor leader Khamta Kaenbunchan and other members will be indicted in the Southern Criminal Court next Thursday for the March 2006 blockade of Nation Group headquarters.
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A longer border wall

Thailand and Malaysia have agreed to lengthen a border security wall by another 10 kilometres, the Thai News Agency reported yesterday.
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Kingdom must get ready for flu pandemic: official

The country must speed up preparations for battling a global influenza pandemic that will probably be sparked by a mutating avian virus, the Public Health Ministry warned.
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Student jumps to his death

A fourth-year engineering student jumped to his death from a Chulalongkorn University's dorm just minutes before St Valentine's Day began.
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