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Bank of Thailand proposes tighter controls on gold trade
Read more: Bank of Thailand proposes tighter controls on gold tradeThe Bank of Thailand is calling on the Ministry of Finance to control gold trading after a surge in transactions helped drive up the value of the baht, governor Vitai Ratanakorn said on Thursday.
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Samut Prakan overpass collapse kills pickup driver
Read more: Samut Prakan overpass collapse kills pickup driverSAMUT PRAKAN – An overpass collapsed onto two vehicles, killing one of the occupants, after being struck by a dump truck on Thursday morning, causing heavy traffic congestion along Bang Na-Trat Road.
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Thaksin takes private jet to Singapore for check-up
Read more: Thaksin takes private jet to Singapore for check-upFormer prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has travelled to Singapore for a medical examination and insists he will return to Thailand within two days to hear the ruling in his extended hospital stay case on Sept 9, dismissing speculation that he intends to flee the country.
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Chaikasem vows to dissolve House immediately if elected PM
Read more: Chaikasem vows to dissolve House immediately if elected PMChaikasem Nitisiri, the prime ministerial candidate from the Pheu Thai Party, has pledged to dissolve the House of Representatives immediately if elected on Friday.
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HIV patients to be transferred from scandal-plagued Thai temple
Read more: HIV patients to be transferred from scandal-plagued Thai templeAbout 200 HIV patients at Wat Phra Bat Nam Phu will be transferred to the state public health system as donations have fallen to near zero since details emerged of a financial scandal linked to former abbot Luang Phor Alongkot.
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Thai army ready to prosecute Cambodian ‘trespassers’
Read more: Thai army ready to prosecute Cambodian ‘trespassers’The Royal Thai Army has warned Cambodian people who trespass into Thai territory or destroy warning signs erected near the border at Ban Nong Chan in Sa Kaeo province that they would be prosecuted under Thai law, according to a spokesperson for the First Army Region.
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Evidence of Cambodian ‘war crime’ rockets found in Surin
Read more: Evidence of Cambodian ‘war crime’ rockets found in SurinSoldiers and forensic experts have found ball bearings from Cambodian rockets that hit a lower northeastern community when Cambodia opened fire at Thailand in July, and the evidence indicates a war crime, according to the Royal Thai Army.
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Pheu Thai names Chaikasem as PM candidate in parliament showdown
Read more: Pheu Thai names Chaikasem as PM candidate in parliament showdownThe Pheu Thai Party will propose Chaikasem Nitisiri as its candidate for prime minister when the House of Representatives convenes on Friday, the party said on Thursday.