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Four people were injured by a gas explosion at a restaurant in Bangkok's soi Rang Nam, behind Sri Ayudthya School, reports said on Wednesday.
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The Stock Exchange of Thailand main index went down 9.05 points or 0.74% to close at 1,221.99 points at the end of trading session on Wednesday morning. The trade value was 17.85 billion baht, with 4.02 billion shares traded.
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Pakistani Ambassador H.E. Sohail Mahmood and his wife Mahwish during their stay at Siam Bayshore Resort & Spa, Pattaya, for Songkran. The couple is seen here with Holger Groninger, hotel resident manager.
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Twenty-year-old Supaporn Naterawong (centre) has been named Miss Air Sea Land, according to Ronakit Ekasingh, deputy mayor of Pattaya.  The Kaset University student was awarded a cash prize of 30,000 baht. In her new role, Nong Polly will represent Pattaya in various activities, promoting the city and serving in a public relations capacity...
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Growing year on year, Asia’s largest multi-class regatta – Top of the Gulf Regatta 2012 –  continues to lead the way with preparations in Pattaya now complete.  Scheduled to run May 4 – May 8, over the long weekend celebrating His Majesty The King’s coronation, a diverse fleet will be competing from Optimists...
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Actually, the dealers themselves weren’t fake, the heroin was. But the dealers were busted anyway. Department of Special Investigation officials laid a trap at Bali Hai pier by marking three 1,000 baht notes and then using them to buy drugs from dealers. A husband and wife team, Asawin and Jitaram, confessed.
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Several ladyboys turned up at Pattaya police station for assistance, but one of the group collapsed before being able to tell her story. Aof Thepsiha, 25, was rushed to hospital with knife wounds and was recovering at press time. As police inquiries continued, the Aof’s room-mate came forward and admitted he had stabbed...
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India, the largest rice grower after China, is set to surpass Thailand to match Vietnam as the world's biggest shipper after favorable weather and higher government prices boosted the harvest to a record.
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Gamalama volcano (background) seen from Ternate City in North Maluku province, in this 2006 file photo, covered by clouds. Three people were killed and five missing on Wednesday after floods carrying volcanic debris swept through Ternate, according to a government official. Three people were killed and five missing Wednesday after floods carrying volcanic...
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A campaign of cyber attacks has been targeting US natural gas pipeline operators, officials acknowledged, A natural gas pipeline yard in Skokie, Illinois. A series of cyber attacks has been targeting US natural gas pipeline operators, officials acknowledged, raising concerns among security experts about vulnerabilities in key infrastructure. raising security concerns about vulnerabilities...
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Two earthquakes that occurred inside Myanmar on Wednesday morning caused no damage to dams inside Thailand, an Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand official said.
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Photo illustration. Voters in North Carolina approved a state constitutional amendment explicitly forbidding gay marriages, civil unions and domestic partnerships. Voters in North Carolina approved a state constitutional amendment explicitly forbidding gay marriages, civil unions and domestic partnerships. The measure was passed by 61 percent against 39 percent as of 0230 GMT, according...
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PATTAYA, (6 May 2012) Day Two started with lighter winds as the boats headed to their respective startlines, building to a steady 8 knots for Race One on the keelboat and multihull courses. The tough conditions yesterday left their mark on some with Quantum righted and safely secured in the marina, no longer participating...
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“Whatever is on the Skewer” at Flames in May offer four unique options. Pattaya style (Bht.590++), Thai style half chicken bamboo BBQ (Bht.650++), Andaman seafood skewer style (Bht.750++), and Russian style (Bht.770++) visit to Flames is a must. Let’s enjoy your favourite style BBQ with your friends or family member.
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A fire broke out at Wat Yaun community near Saphan Khao market in Bangkok's Dusit district late this morning, reports said.
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Pattaya police together municipal authorities closed a popular entertainment center in Soi Pattaya 6 and conducted a random urine drug test of the entertainment center employees. 60 positive samples were found.
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Banglamung Police arrested an ex-Pattaya local cable TV reporter who had changed his job to become a crystal methampetamine "ya-ice" dealer.
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Cross Cultural Foundation and the Hearty Support Group On 3 May 2012, en route the Highway 42 between Narathiwat and Pattani, in Moo 6, Ban Bangomulong, Tambon Traobon, Saiburi District, Pattani, over five gunmen shot and killed Mr. Sangworn Suwanrat, 57 years, Kamnan (Head of Subdistrict) of Tambon Thungkhla, Saiburi, Mr. Preecha Thongead,...
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A 62-year-old Thai man who became known as "Uncle SMS" after he was convicted of defaming Thailand's royal family in text messages died Tuesday while serving a 20-year prison term. The case of Amphon Tangnoppakul, who had suffered...
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Ampon Tangnoppakul, 61, who was sentenced in November to 20 years for sending text messages insulting Thailand’s monarchy, died in prison on Tuesday.
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The Stock Exchange of Thailand main index went up 3.63 points or 0.30% to close at 1,231.04 points at the end of trading session on Tuesday afternoon. The trade value was 35.49 billion baht, with 5.32 billion shares traded.
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BANGKOK: A Thai grandfather who became a symbol of a budding free speech movement after he was jailed for defaming the monarchy has died in prison, his lawyer said on Tuesday, fanning controversy over the harsh law.
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BANGKOK: A Thai grandfather who became a symbol of a budding free speech movement after he was jailed for defaming the monarchy has died in prison, his lawyer said on Tuesday, fanning controversy over the harsh law.
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by Susan Fitzell Test questions that require students to read a passage and answer questions are often more difficult than multiple choice questions because students are being tested on their understanding of new material. Math questions, too, are often difficult for many students, especially when written in a word problem format. By using...
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The cabinet has agreed to ask underground train system operator Bangkok Metro Company Plc (BMCL) to keep fares at present levels to help keep down commuters' living costs, reports said.
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Pipob Udomittipong Amphon Tangnoppakul, 62 years, died while being imprisoned in Thailand today. After being convicted to 20 years in jail for allegedly sending four offensive text messages to the secretary of former PM Abhisit Vejjajiva in November 2011, his lawyers applied for his temporary release several times citing his medical need as...
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The Office of the Narcotics Control Board has requested the police chief of Myanmar to extradite Karen leader Maj-Gen Na Kaw Muay to face justice in Thailand on drug charges, Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yubamrung said on Tuesday.
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An overloaded platform was the likely cause the accident that killed three billboard installers working on the outside of Thailand's tallest building yesterday, Metropolitan Police deputy chief Anuchai Lekbamrung said on Tuesday.
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Britain’s Prince Harry appealed for British and US veterans of the Afghan and Iraq conflicts not to be forgotten as he accepted a coveted humanitarian award from a Washington think tank. Harry, 27, on Monday received the Distinguished Humanitarian Leadership Award from the Atlantic Council — “with great humility,” he said — in...
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Bolivia threatened a small payment — or even no payment — to Spain’s Red Electrica after the leftist government of President Evo Morales nationalized the firm’s local power grid. The threat came as talks began between Spain’s REE and the Morales administration over how much Bolivia should pay the company for taking over...
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