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New Cabinet lineup confirmed

Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont Friday confirmed he had finalised the list of new ministers tasked to speed up the work on social affairs, putting to rest the speculation on possible changes in the economic and security portfolios.

Law proposed to seize illegal assets overseas

The Justice Ministry will propose for the Cabinet's consideration in mid May a draft legislation to retrieve assets overseas that have been illegally been obtained through corruption.

Feng shui master claims Asian fortune

HONG KONG - A mystery Hong Kong feng shui master on Friday claimed the estate of Asia's richest woman Nina Wang, setting the stage for a spectacular courtroom battle over her four billion dollar fortune.


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		SUVARNABHUMI AIRPORT New bids for duty-free shops AOT board says it wants 2-3 firms at Suvarnabhumi instead of just King Power
		'Alternative charter not the reason for Paris trip' Three senior lawmakers yesterday dismissed an allegation that they and a top general had vacationed in France during Songkran as a pretext to write a contingency draft in case the new constitution failed to pass the referendum.

BOOSTING THE ECONOMY
Cautious response to stimulus plan
Business sector pleased the govt is doing something, but budget seen as too little

		Lehman Bros confident it will prevail
		AA to build Bt12-bn paper plant
		BAM turns focus on the provinces

CORRUPTION CLAIM
Second fire deal faces DSI probe
School project was questionable, says Democrat Party

		Owner of gutted store badly under-insured
		Court confirms dropping of sex charge
		ISOC warns about militants' new tactics

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Sombat victorious
[GOLF] Sombat Kaenvijitr clinched the Flight A gross score title at The Nation's Hole-in-One Tournament at the Muang Kaew Golf Course on Wednesday.

		Danai sets sights on Bt2 million prize
		19 vie for honours in Phuket
		Thais fall to Uzbeks

EDITORIAL
Farming sector needs overhaul
Before subsidies can be cut major reforms are needed to rid farmers of their subsistence mindset

		Surayud boxed into a corner with FBA amendments
		China puts conflict with Japan on hold

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?