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PM Surayud will stay : Gen Sonthi
Junta leader Gen Sonthi Boonyaratglin Thursday supported Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont staying to the end of his tenure, saying he saw no justification in searching for a replacement.
FM clarifies Thai govt's decision over Compulsory Licensing
Foreign Ministry clarified on Thursday the government's use of compulsory licensing on three life-saving drugs; Efavirenz, Kaletra, and Plavix, saying the move is allowed under World Trade Organisation.
Clinton backs Thailand, as HIV drug deal signed
Former US president Bill Clinton has backed Thailand's decision to award compulsory licences to generic brands of anti-HIV/Aids drugs, Public Health Minister Dr Mongkol na Songkhla said yesterday.
Thailand too good for Lanka
[VOLLEYBALL] Thailand thrashed Sri Lanka to record their second victory in the 6th Asian Youth Girl's Volleyball Champ-ionship at the Chaka-ngrao Gymnasium yesterday.
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Campaign workers hang posters on telephone wires in Manila on Thursday as Filipinos go to the polls in the Philippines on May 14 to elect more than 17,000 politicians nationwide. Voters will select half the Senate, the entire House of Representatives, dozens of mayors and governors and thousands of local village politicians.//AFP
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