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TRT to celebrate Songkran in North, Northeast

Thai Rak Thai caretaker leader Chaturon Chaisang yesterday said he and his party's working committee planned to visit many provinces in the North and Northeast to celebrate Songkran.

Death toll reaches 98 Friday

Road accidents have claimed 98 lives in the first two days of the Songkran period, Interior Minister Aree Wongsearaya said Friday.

British diplomat's blog withdrawn after claims of Thai red light visits

London - The British foreign ministry said on Thursday that the blog of a British diplomat in Bangkok had been withdrawn after accusations that he had been spotted in the city's red light district.


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		Songkran first day: 41 dead, 514 injured The first day of the Songkran holiday got off to a dreadful start with 41 people killed and more than 500 injured in road accidents around the country, Transport Minister Admiral Theera Haocharoen said yesterday. Many were caused by drunk drivers.
		May 30 now D-Day for TRT, Democrats The Constitution Tribunal will give its verdict in the electoral fraud case against Thai Rak Thai, Thai Ground and Pattana Chart Thai parties on May 30, Tribunal member Thanit Kesawapitak said yesterday.

PTT transfer panel
Seven members of an energy regulatory committee have been appointed in a bid to diffuse criticism of PTT's monopolistic powers regarding petroleum exploration and production, natural-gas pipelines and land expropriation.

		Parliament whip happy with latest FBA draft
		Consumer confidence at lowest level for five years
		NEW DELHI

Army anti-narcotics agent held after deadly shootout
The major wounded during a police drug bust in Bangkok is an Army anti-narcotics agent running an illicit drug syndicate in the strife-torn South, Metropolitan Police chief Lt-General Adisorn Nonsee said yesterday.

		One in five elderly living alone
		Explosion at Yala market injures 11
		Thai pilgrims stranded in northern India

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Cool Boonsak guns down South Korean
[BADMINTON] Thai ace Boonsak Ponsana helped keep the Thai flag flying after registering a comfortable second-round win in the Asian Badminton Championships at Johor Bahru, Malaysia, yesterday.

EDITORIAL
Honouring our elders at Songkran
As the population ages, initiatives to boost community support for seniors are more important than ever

		Surayud survives barrage and hangs onto job by a thread
		Iran versus Britain: who blinked first?

The Nation Poll

New poll posted on Thursday

Is the Thai government right to protest Cambodia's appointment of Thaksin as its economic adviser by recalling Thai ambassador and suspending all cooperations?