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Vaccination against A(H1N1) influenza for people in five risk groups will begin on Monday, health permanent secretary Paijit Warachit said on Thursday.
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Thailand's Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva on Thursday promised to restore peace in the country's insurgency-torn southern border provinces with an aim to raise household income to at least Bt120,000 (US$3,636) annually under the government's economic stimulus scheme.
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The head of the inquiry into terminating the online two- and three-digit lottery concession has outlined the make-up of the panel and the criteria to be followed.
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Nearly two million people across the country will be vaccinated against the type A (H1N1) influenza in a national effort to combat the disease, the Public Health Ministry said yesterday. Starting next Monday, the first 400,000 doses of the vaccine will be given to people at high risk to complications of the influenza,...
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Singer Susan Boyle has narrowly missed out on topping the best seller list of 2009 but has spent a sixth week on top of the US album chart.
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Bhum Jai Thai Party will have to find a replacement for Deputy Public Health Minister Manit Nop-amornbodi after Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva pressured him to step down, a party source said yesterday. Abhisit yesterday insisted that Manit step down because he wanted his Cabinet members and politicians to have higher standards than others....
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Mobile phone use could protect against Alzheimer's and even reverse the disease, new research suggests. Scientists cured mice with the disease by exposing them to the electromagnetic waves produced by the devices. Sticky brain deposits of a harmful protein linked to the condition were erased and the animals' thinking ability and memory returned...
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What better way to get rid of that pesky dry skin on your feet than plunging them in a tankful of hungry nibble fish? It might sound gruesome but dispel any thoughts of piranha-like flesh stripping. Garra rufa are a species of fish that gently nibble and bite away dead skin, leaving you with...
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A millionaire motorist clocked up a record fine of 299,000 Swiss francs ($290,000) after Swiss police caught him racing through a village at 100 km per hour in his red Ferrari Testarossa, Swiss media reported on Thursday. A court in the northeastern Swiss canton of St Gallen gave the millionaire the hefty penalty,...
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Jurin Laksanavisit admits that his pending appointment as the new public health minister will be a challenge, but says he will do his best.
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Democrat MP for Phatthalung Nipit Intarasombat said on Thursday that he was frustrated that he had not been rewarded for his service and was thinking about leaving the political arena.
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Nine people, including former student activist Seksan Prasertkul and singer Manthana Morakul, have been declared artists for 2009 by Culture Minister Teera Slukpetch at a ceremony held at the Thailand Cultural Centre on Thursday.
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The head of the inquiry into terminating the online two- and three-digit lottery concession has outlined the make-up of the panel and the criteria to be followed.
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Former prime minister and privy councilor Surayud Chulanont was concerned on the planned rally at Khoa Yai Thiang in Nakhon Ratchasima’s Pak Chong district next Monday, Gen Surayud’s close aide, Gen Ninnart Biewkaimuk said.
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Two bombs went off in the southern border province of Yala on Thursday morning, resulting in one death and two injuries, as Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and top security officials paid a one-day visit to the violence-plagued region.
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The economy is recovering and exports were expected to rise by about 10.5 per cent this year over 2009, Ath Phisalvanich, director of the International Trade Study Centre at the University of Thai Chamber of Commerce, said on Thursday.
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Former Election Commission (EC) chairman Theerasak Karnasuta died on Thursday morning.
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Jurin Laksanavisit is the right person to take over as minister at the Public Health Ministry, Chinnaworn Boonyakiat, the chief government whip who was chosen by the Democrat Party to succeed him as education minister, said on Thursday.
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The government will terminate the online lottery project because that was a policy decision made by the prime minister and the Democrat Party, Finance Minister Korn Chatikavanij insisted on Thursday.
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The Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva had mentioned his nine codes of conduct at a cabinet meeting and asked all ministers to follow the rules, Interior Minister and leader of the Bhumjaithai Party Chavarat Charnvirakul admitted on Thursday.
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Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva on Thursday morning took an army plane to Narathiwat to unveil the new highway No 418 linking between Pattani and Yala.
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BANGKOK, Jan 7 (TNA) Consumer confidence in Thailand has markedly increased in the latest survey conducted by MasterCard Worldwide, according to an industry executive....
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BANGKOK, Jan 7 (TNA) The Bank of Thailand (BoT) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is expected to keep the policy interest rate unchanged at its meeting on January 13 since it sees no need to raise the ...
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The national team's hopes of reaching the 2011 Asian Cup suffered a blow on Wednesday after they were held to a soggy 0-0 draw by Jordan.
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The US services sector returned to growth in December, according to a survey Wednesday showing a still-sluggish pace of activity with jobs still being lost.
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Argentina's President Cristina Kirchner on Wednesday demanded the resignation of the central bank chief, who refused to step down in a dispute over repaying billions of dollars in national debt, a spokesman said.
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US aerospace giant Boeing said Wednesday it has won a contract from the United Arab Emirates for six C-17 military aircraft, making the UAE the second Middle East nation to order the airlifter.
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Cold weather could send oil prices over $90 later this year, local executives say.
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