Bangkok's finest on the catwalk
The first Bangkok International Fashion Week (BIFW) drew to a close yesterday with collections from veteran designers.
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Thai envoys told to increase confidence
Prime Minister Surayud Chulanond told twenty Thai ambassadors going for overseas posting on Monday to increase confidence of foreign countries in Thailand's democratic development, according to informed sources.
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Dr Prakitpao drug was not ephedrine expert
Laboratory tests have revealed that Dr Prakitpao Thomthitchong, the founder of a chain of physics schools committed recently to a mental hospital, had only elevated levels of pseudoephedrine - not the more dangerous ephedrine.
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Chiang Mai and Mae Hong Son declared diaster zones
Social Development and Human Securities on Monday declared Chiang Mai and Mae Hong Son as disaster zone after air quality in the areas which were blanketed with thick smog was worse.
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More oxygen for the Chao Phraya
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) will install 16 aerators in canals connecting Bangkok with adjacent provinces as the latest measure in tackling the polluted water in the Chao Phraya River, Bangkok governor Apirak Kosayodhin said Monday.
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Thai baht keeps rising to new nine-year highs
The Thai baht continued its rise Monday and hit new nine-year highs against the dollar despite speculation that new measures could be imposed to curb the currency's gains, dealers said.
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Three killed as Thai junta chief visits Muslim south
PATTANI - Suspected Islamic separatists shot dead three Buddhists Monday in Thailand's Muslim-majority south, police said, as the nation's junta chief visited the region amid soaring sectarian tensions.
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SIX MONTHS AFTER THE COUP
More questions than answers
Rural voters more accepting of coup, but are harshly critical of failure to honour pledges
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