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Finnish Nobel laureate sees peace prize for Myanmar govt
AFP, Published on 02/03/2013
» Finnish Nobel peace laureate Martti Ahtisaari said Friday he believed Myanmar's reformist government could win the Nobel Peace Prize, as Helsinki announced 6.5 million euros ($8.4 million) in development aid to the country.
Government denies pact stirred fresh unrest
News, Post Reporters, Published on 02/03/2013
» At least six people were injured yesterday in two bomb blasts in Narathiwat, just a day after the government signed a peace talks deal with the Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN).
Photo finish looms as governor hopefuls make final vote push
News, Published on 02/03/2013
» With voters heading to the polls tomorrow to elect a new city governor, a close race is all but guaranteed with the Pheu Thai Party and its arch-rival the Democrats both confident of victory.
Jatuporn deputy city boss reports quashed
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 02/03/2013
» Pheu Thai yesterday dismissed reports that red-shirt leader Jatuporn Prompan would become a deputy governor if the party wins tomorrow's Bangkok election.
Insurer ordered to pay CentralWorld B3.7bn
News, Published on 02/03/2013
» The civil court yesterday ordered Deves Insurance to pay 3.7 billion baht in damage claims to the CentralWorld shopping centre resulting from the 2010 clashes between security forces and red-shirt protesters in the Ratchaprasong area.
Vatchari makes U-turn, says rice pledge price to stay put
News, Published on 02/03/2013
» The price of rice under the government's pledging scheme will not change next season, commerce permanent secretary Vatchari Vimooktayon said yesterday.
US asked to take Thailand off watch list
News, Thanida Tansubhapol, Published on 02/03/2013
» The Foreign Ministry expects the United States to remove Thailand from the human trafficking watch list after receiving a report on Thailand's progress in dealing with the matter.
Trolley staff strike over salary delay
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 02/03/2013
» Luggage trolley collectors went on a five-hour strike at Suvarnabhumi airport yesterday in a protest over a delay in their salary payments.
THAI offers air staff jobs
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 02/03/2013
» Thai Airways International (THAI) will hire almost 250 new flight attendants beginning this month.
Vote to make a difference
News, Published on 02/03/2013
» When a reporter approached a vendor this week and asked for her views on the Bangkok governor election, she responded by saying she wasn't expecting anything to change and was fed up with the topic. While such feelings are understandable given the lack of charisma and exaggerated policy platforms of most of the candidates, eligible voters must turn out in force at the polls tomorrow if there is to be a meaningful result. Yes, it can be a tough choice for those not voting along party lines but democracy has always been about challenge and the issues in municipal elections rarely change.