IN BRIEF
Pro-Thaksin websites to remain
blocked for months to come
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Suriya fails to show up
Suriya Jungrungreangkit sent his lawyer yesterday to give written testimony to the Assets Examination Committee (AEC) about corruption allegations concerning the purchase of CTX bomb-detectors for Suvarnabhumi Airport.
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Boonklee won't enter politics
Boonklee Plangsiri dismissed news reports yesterday he could become the new leader of the dissolved Thai Rak Thai Party, saying he would never enter politics.
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Chaturon to remain active
Chaturon Chaisang, caretaker leader of the defunct Thai Rak Thai Party, has insisted that he will not cease political activity even though he has been banned for five years.
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Generals 'can't bar Thaksin'
The Council for National Security (CNS) has no authority to bar deposed premier Thaksin Shinawatra from entering the country to defend himself against fraud charges related to a land purchase, a Supreme Court judge said yesterday.
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Implications of the verdict
Is membership of a dissolved party revoked immediately following the Constitution Tribunal ruling?
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Matchima in amnesty bid
The Matchima group will join forces with the new Thai Rak Thai group to seek amnesty for all party executive members who have been banned from politics for five years.
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Soldiers blamed
An independent investigation has found Indonesian marines fired directly at protesters in this week's shooting that left four people dead, an official said yesterday.
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Extreme TB
Three foreigners at a refugee camp have been quarantined after they were found to have extreme drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB), Disease Control Department director-general Thawat Suntrajarn said yesterday.
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Court grants bail to feuding general
The Criminal Court yesterday granted bail to Army officer Maj-General Khattiya Sawasdipol after he was arrested at Suvarnabhumi Airport on Thursday night for failing to appear for two defamation cases in which he is a defendant.
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Police arrest 'collaborator' of suspect in insurance scam
Police yesterday morning arrested an alleged accomplice of a Thai woman suspected of masterminding her husband's death to claim Bt14 million from 16 insurance policies.
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Mill workers win suit after 11 years
Following an 11-year fight for justice, 37 female workers who suffered byssinosis caused by cotton dust finally won their lawsuit against Bangkok Weaving Mills Co on Wednesday.
The workers had originally demanded Bt57 million in compensation.
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US-Asean meet slated for Sept 5
United States President George W Bush has agreed to meet with Asean leaders in Singapore, ahead of the Apec leaders meeting at Sydney in September.
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