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Prapawadee seeking privacy until Games are over
BEIJING : Olympic weightlifting champion Prapawadee Jaroenrattanatarakoon will not give any special interview or appear in TV shows until after the Thai delegation are back home after the Games. The weightlifting team will leave for Bangkok tomorrow and will immediately return to their training camp in Chiang Mai.
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14 Aug 2008
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Tanyaporn rewrites history
BEIJING : Teenage shooter Tanyaporn Prucksakorn wrote a new chapter in Thai sporting history yesterday. The 18-year-old star finished seventh in the women's 25m pistol _ the best-ever Olympic placing by a Thai sharpshooter.
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14 Aug 2008
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Amnat eases through opener
BEIJING: : Light-flyweight Amnat Ruenroeng sealed a light workout win in his first Olympic bout last night. The Thai defeated Jack Willie of Papua New Guinea 14-2 in the first round (round of 32) as his bosses are looking forward to the ex-convict taking home at least a bronze.
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14 Aug 2008
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Nontapat loses in opener
BEIJING : Nontapat Panchan lost 15-7 to Poland's Slawomir Mocek in his opening match in the men's individual foil yesterday, ending Thailand's interest in fencing in Beijing. After the defeat, Nontapat called on the Fencing Association of Thailand to improve their work or he would quit the national team.
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14 Aug 2008
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Somjit best bet to win next gold
Weightlifter Prapawadee Jaroenrattanatarakoon is so far Thailand's only champion - and sole medallist - in Beijing so the spotlight will be on her until another Thai athlete, if any, wins gold.
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14 Aug 2008
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Prayad believes he can do even better
Prayad Marksaeng is confident that his best is yet to come after his fine performance in last week's PGA Championship when he shared 15th place.. The 42-year-old golfer capitalised on his recent good form to bring home US$ 107,060 (about 3.5 million baht) from the major event. It was also the first time he made the cut in the major tournament in four attempts.
Category : TEXT / Sports News
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14 Aug 2008
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--No Title--
Cradle of cultures
Category : TEXT / Perspective
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14 Aug 2008
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ART BEAT
The Ethics of Encounter , contemporary art by Ranbir Kaleka, Vidya Kamat, Manjunath Kamath, Sudsiri Pui-Ock, Navin Rawanchaikul, Pinaree Sanpitak, Rirkrit Tiravanija, and Chintan Upadhyay.
Category : TEXT / Outlook
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14 Aug 2008
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Go green
Bangkokians will have a chance to see some greenery at "Emporium Alfresco Fiesta".
Category : TEXT / Outlook
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14 Aug 2008
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Ladies who say and do!
There is a story of a Lahu woman who stood up to the Thai police when they, on a drug raid, invaded homes in her village. Nasae Yapa was arrested and spent eight months in jail. The once-illiterate woman is now a student of law and one of the village leaders.
Category : TEXT / Outlook
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14 Aug 2008
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Pharma-giant snub
CHEAP MEDICINES :Pharmaceutical giant Sanofi-Aventis is lobbying Thai authorities to dump the cheap anti-clotting and breast and lung cancer medicines purchased under compulsory licensing and buy its products instead.
Category : TEXT / General News
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14 Aug 2008
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Community Shield fiasco
In response to John Symes' and Disgusted from Pattaya's letters on the absence of the Community Shield football match, True-Visions would like to clarify that, as in the previous year, TrueVisions does not own the rights to the Community Shield match. It was always on StarSport channel and Free TV.
Category : TEXT / General News
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14 Aug 2008
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MATICHON ANALYSIS :
Now in exile in London, ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra's chances of returning to Thailand depend on how he maintains his influence over the People Power party (PPP).
Category : TEXT / General News
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14 Aug 2008
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Ung Ing faces own scandal
The People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) is digging up dirt on not just deposed prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his wife Khunying Potjaman, but also their children.
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14 Aug 2008
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Bush is far better in Beijing
While China has been dazzling the world with its economic prowess and Olympic pyrotechnics, a very unpopular US president has quietly dazzled his Asian hosts with uncharacteristically diplomatic behaviour.
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14 Aug 2008
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With Thaksin away, Samak gains clout
The decision to run away from justice and seek political asylum overseas by former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his wife Khunying Potjaman does not surprise anyone.
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14 Aug 2008
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In need of quicker justice
If we believe warring politics is our biggest problem, Her Majesty the Queen's birthday speech should make us realise what our country's real threat is.
Category : TEXT / General News
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14 Aug 2008
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Better laws to aid consumers
The first consumer protection act was introduced in Thailand in 1978 during the government of prime minister Kriangsak Chomanan. The law laid down the rights of consumers and the duties of entrepreneurs and sought the establishment of an organisation dedicated to protecting consumers, formally known as the Office of the Consumer Protection Board.
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14 Aug 2008
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Troop levels to be cut sharply
Thailand and Cambodia agreed yesterday to sharply reduce troop levels near the controversial Preah Vihear temple to ease tensions at the border.
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14 Aug 2008
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Shareholders bring lawsuit against THAI executives
Two shareholders of Thai Airways International (THAI) have filed a malfeasance lawsuit against 12 executives of the national airline, accusing them of causing billions of baht of damages to the carrier. On Monday, the Criminal Court accepted for examination a lawsuit filed jointly by Wisuth Sahachartmanop and Jindasri Sudsawat who made the accusation against THAI chairman Chaisawat Kittipornpaibul, THAI president Apinan Sumanaseni and 10 other airline executives.
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14 Aug 2008
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Prayuth tipped to be chief-of-staff
First Army chief Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha is tipped to be named army chief-of-staff, a key position that would make him a strong contender for the post of army commander-in-chief in the future. Lt-Gen Prayuth, who retires in 2014, is being groomed to head the army after the incumbent, Gen Anupong Paojinda, retires in 2010, said the source.
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14 Aug 2008
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Islamic bank lending to small businesses
SONGKHLA : The Islamic Bank of Thailand is giving loans to new business operators at the grassroots level in the three southernmost provinces to try to revitalise the region's economy, bank chairman Somchai Virunhaphol said yesterday. Lt-Gen Somchai said the IBT is bringing back economic prosperity to the deep South by extending the loans. The bank will also find marketing channels for the businesses and help with product design and franchising.
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14 Aug 2008
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Judges combine Samak cases
Constitution Court judges yesterday decided to combine the cases brought by 29 senators and the Election Commission (EC) into one as all cases seek the ouster of Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej for his cooking shows on television.
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14 Aug 2008
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No warrant for the arrest of Potjaman
No arrest warrant will be issued for Potjaman Shinawatra, who fled to London with her husband after being sentenced to three years in jail for tax evasion and released on bail. The Criminal Court ruled yesterday an arrest warrant was not justified unless Khunying Potjaman fails to appear without proper reason when the Appeals Court hands down its verdict.
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14 Aug 2008
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PAD calls for suspension of ministers
The People's Alliance for Democracy yesterday asked the Supreme Administrative Court to suspend three ministers from work pending the digit lottery trial. Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Surapong Suebwonglee, Labour Minister Uraiwan Thienthong and Deputy Transport Minister Anurak Jureemart are among the 47 defendants in the two- and three-digit lottery case, which was launched by the ousted Thaksin Shinawatra administration.
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14 Aug 2008
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Arson attempt foiled at Jaruvan's house
A construction foreman scared off a gang of men who appeared intent on setting fire to Auditor-General Khunying Jaruvan Maintaka's new house early yesterday morning. Prakit Marasa said he was awoken by the sound of intruders about 2.30am.
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14 Aug 2008
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Street race ends in tragedy as policeman is killed
Police are hunting a group of street motorcycle racers suspected of killing a traffic policeman on Vibhavadi Rangsit road in Bangkok early yesterday. Officers from Phahon Yothin and Vibhavadi stations rushed to Vibhavadi Rangsit road, near the Central Plaza department store and the PTT Plc headquarters, about 1am yesterday after reports that more than 100 motorcyclists were racing there.
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14 Aug 2008
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Thaksin facing only single trial
Only one of the criminal cases against former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra will proceed in his absence while he is a fugitive abroad, a source at the Supreme Court said yesterday.
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14 Aug 2008
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