Thailand Tiny Diary 2012

M I L K Y T E A M

Preface

Everything change everyday everywhere in the world. Thailands population is more than 60 million people, which is just 1% of worlds population. We are a small country but with many activities. You can explore Thailand in the year of 2012 with us right away.

This Diary collected news from a main English newspaper in Thailand, Bang-kok Post and The Nation.

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C H A P T E R 1

JANUARY 2012

January 1: - King urges Thais to learn from floods

January 2: - Heavy rain, flash floods hit South - FLASH FLOODS HIT 3 PROVINCES IN SOUTH

January 3: - Flooding brings grief to more southern provinces - GIVE ALL PARTIES A SAY IN MANAGING WATER: PANEL

January 4: - Floods halt air, rail services - Ministry debt relief sought - Pressure-cooker year beacons for Thai politics - SOUTH REELS UNDER FLOODS

January 5: - Govt shifts B1 trillion in debt to BoT - Get a ticker to ride everywhere- GOVT DEBT POLICY WILL MAKE THE CURRENCY 'WORTHLESS' - Army takes the plunge as Nakhon Si Thammarat battles floods

January 6: - Govt debt move takes flak - Pheu Thai says public should steer charter push

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- BANK STOCKS PLUNGE ON FIDF DEBT TRANSFER PLAN- HM the King's charal works performed in French

January 7: - 2 trillion urged for infrastructure - Burma keen to prove it's open to foreign investors - FAMILIES MAY GET BT5M EACH - VAN CRASHES INTO TRAILER: SIX DEAD, SEVEN INJURED - BLAIR TO DELIVER ADDRESS AT BOL'S

January 8: - Poor English skills could leave Thais out in cold - THE MOUNTING OF THE SOUTH'S SEEMINGLY LOST CAUSE- BT350-BN FLOOD MEASURES TOO EXPENSIVE: EXPERTS - Govt must announce new protections for depositors: Korn

January 9: - - Korn slams 'dictatorship' - PM willing to consider rival charter change plan - OFFICIALS, PM FACE BLAME FOR FLOODING

January 10: - Govt softeds CNG price increase- GAS FLOAT A FEATHER IN GOVT CAPl

January 11: - Smith warns of dam peril- GOVT DEFIES CRITICS, PASSES ON BT1.14 TN DEBT TO BOT

January 12: - B2bn fails to soothe victims' kin - Customs official probed after assault at airport security - GOVT COMPENSATION OFFER FAILS TO ASSUAGE RIVALS - Low public debt will cushion Thailand against future crisis, says economist

January 13: - FIRST KEYHOLE SURGERY PERFORMED IN SIRIRAJ HOSPITAL

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- Compensation tab looks set to mount - Anti-graft body hands down charge against Supoj - BOT HAVE STRUNG BY DEBT: CRITICS

January 14: - US, Israel issue severe terro alert - Govt frees top political inmates - CHALERM DEMIES THREAT OF TERROR - Supreme Patriarch wants adults to set a good example

January 15: - Police believe terror suspect roaming city - US POISED TO RESTORE FULL TIES WITH BURMA - HEZBOLLAH 'CALLS OF ATTACKS' - KIDS TAKE OVER AT GOVT HOUSE FOR CHILDREN'S DAY

January 16: - PM assures public of safety - PACC casts wide net over corrupt officials - GOVT MOVE TO LIMIT FALL-OUT ON TERROR - CRACKDOWN ON ILLIGAL IMPORTS OF LUXURY VEHICLES

January 17: - Police seize chemical cache - Court won't halt increase in gas prices - Britain's ex-PM Blair teaches Thai children - EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS SEIZED

January 18: - Cabinet rejig 'repays favours' - Wichean sceptical about bomb suspect attack plots - DRASTIC OVERHAULING FOR CABINET - Ex-Thaicom CEO named energy minister

January 19: - Clock ticking for cabinet

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- Wikipedia goes dark to protest bill - Nalinee says US blacklist won't affect her portfolio - NEW MINISTER ON US BLACKLIST - US EMBASSY MAINTAINS TERROR THREAT WARNING ON ITS WEB-SITE

January 20: - Sukumpol targets coup law changes - Govt warned over THAI, PTT stakes - PM BACKS NALINEE DESPITE US BLACKLIST

January 21: - Police chief rejects Atris set-up claim -Strategists urge Nalinee to quit

January 22: - Terror case suspect 'had explosives in two houses' - Police raid on actress's hose nets 1Gn drugs haul

January 23: - Nalinee refuses to quit - Govt's debt plan slated for its bad economics - TABLET PROJECT UNDER PRESSURE - Nitirat group wants 20MPs on draft panel - NALINEE DENIES ANY BUSINESS DEALS WITH THE MUGABES

January 24: - Thirachai says govt debt data massaged - EU lifts visa ban on cabinet, govt officials - KITTIRATE UNDER FIRE ON DECREES -NEW HEADS OF STATE SHOULD BE SWORN IN: NITIRATE GROUP

January 25: - PM vows to protect lese majeste law - Three killed in fireworks blast - Embattled Nalinee asked to lift the naion's image

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- PTT UNION UP IN ARMS OVER GOVT SALE PLAN - Life-saving researchers - BAG TOP THAT AWARD

January 26: - Fireworks blass toll hits 4 - Suspect ties top military officer to drugs gang - SUPHAN BURI FIREWORKS DISASTER AFFECTS 500

January 27: - Governor on notice about flood threat - PM wants trade deal inked - BMA, GOVT TO JOINTLY HELP KEEP CITY DRY - IMPLICATIONS OF EURO-ZONE CRISIS FOR ASEAN DISCUSSED IN DAVOS

January 28: - Senators to fight FIDF debt switch - Historic case sees stateless kids freed - PRASARN AT EASE WITH DECREE - FORMER STUDENT ACTIVIST SEKSAN BACKS AWAY FROM THE NI-TIRAT GROUP

January 29: - Chalerm warns drug networks of crackdown - LIVING IN THE UGLY SHADOW OF THE KAENG SUA TEN DAM - EUROPE IS ON TRACK: BANKERS

January 30: - Nitirate defends royal stance - ICT to lay down law on Twitter accounts - BURMA VOWS TAX INCENTIVES - CALL FOR URGENT ACTION IN CHARTER CHARGE PROCESS - Bank customers have nothing to fear from premium hike, Kittirat says

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January 31: - South shooting sparks outrage - Thammasat bans Nitirat activity on uni grounds - Mum compansated for son killed in custody - NO CAMPUS CAMPAIGN, NITIRAT TOLD - YUTHASAK DOUBTS SHOOTING VICTIMS WERE INNOCENT

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C H A P T E R 2

FEBRUARY 2012

February 1: - Rangers 'killed civilians' - Familie's grief turns to anger - Thammasat ban on Nitirat sparks free speech row - PRAYUTH REGRETS SHOOTING

February 2: - Ranger killing seen as revenge- TOP CEMENT COMPANIES SPREADING THEIR WINGS

February 3: - Nitirat ban splits student body - Sukumpol urges equal payout - UN Nalinee surprises PM - THAMMASAT 'IS OPEN' TO ACADEMIC EVENTS - ARMY, POLICE BLAMED FOR EGYPT'S SOCCER 'WAR'

February 4: - Govt places flood battle before crops - Prison officals, police launch major raid on Bang Kwang jail - Dying woman gets last wish - REVOLUTION LOOMS FOR THAI DIGITAL TELEVISION - Victims of state violence in South to be compensated

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February 5: - DSI backs bid for prison phonetaps - NANA THUGS STRIKE FEAR INTO ELDERLY STROKE OWNERS

February 6: - Thammasat to reconsider ban - Politicians score big with football clubs - THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY TO REVIEW NITIRAT BAN - SEVERE COLD SNAP IN EUROPE CLAIMS AT LEAST 300 LIVES, DIS-RUPTS TRAVEL

February 7: - Activists defy army chief - Greek PM told time is running out- FLOODWALL PLANNED FOR CHAO PHRAYA - UNIVERSITIES AGREE TO PUSH BACK START OF ACADEMIC YEAR FROM 2014

February 8: - PM leads new flood agency - US relaxes sanctions on Myanmar - Greeks strike sgainst harsh austerity action - GOVT ESTABLISHES SINGLE ANTI-FLOOD COMMAND

February 9: - Charter push a risky game - Jatuporn in mass protest call to deter coup plotters - GOVT, HOUSE RULE OUT ARTICLE 112 AMENDMENT - DON'T RUSH IN, CAUTIONS SUU KYI

February 10: - BMA under fire over illegal hotel - Massive car bomb hits Pattani - Thaksin foe socked in eye demands PM act- NO PLAN TO SELL PTT: KITTIRAT

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- DEADLY BOMB-LADEN PICKUP WAS PARKED OUTSIDE PATTANI GOVT OFFICE FOR 2 DAYS

February 11: - PM's flood trip 'set to be washout' - 'NO PUBLIC ROUTE' TO CHANGE ARTICLE 112 - Prem, Yingluck seen side by side for second time

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February 13: - Panel approves aid for South victims - Whitney Houston dead- 'THE FUN THEY HAD' - TRAGIC FALL OF A SUPERSTAR

February 14: - Minister issues water warning - Uni lifts ban on Nitirat grout - Adele wins 6 Grammys - CHARGES ON BANKS 'BAD FOR FISCAL DESCIPLINE' - SUCHART WELCOMES 'DONATIONS' TO SCHOOLS

February 15: - Three bomb blasts rock city - Residential area becomes warzone- BLASTS RATTLE BANGKOK

February 16: - Bombers 'part of terror group' - Blogging 'motorist' finds fame - Iran denies any link to blasts points finger at Israel- BOMB PLOT DEEPENS

February 17: - Airport brace for attacks - Suspect parties in Pattaya

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- ICT finds fault with CAT, True tie-up deal- BOMB EXPERT TRAINED SUSPECTS - Security tightened at Israeli Embassy

February 18: - Police seek 2 more over blasts - Business leaders fret over 'high risk' financial label- WORLD BODY BLACKLISTS THAILAND - Warrant sought for fifth suspect in blasts

February 19: - Police find bomb gang's motorcycle - Democrats turn up heat on PM over meeting- SECURITY TIGHTENED IN PATTAYA - RECONCILIATION STARTS WITH COMPROMISE: ANNAN, AHTI-SAARI

February 20: - Democrats call for PM-Sasiri probe - Flood projects won't finish before rains - WARRANT ISSUED FOR FIFTH BOMB SUSPECT - DON'T IGNORE PUBLIC INPUT AS WE AWAIT THE NEXT BIG FLOOD

February 21: - Police probe 'Sejeal' bomb link - Committe scraps inquiry into Supoj's missing cash - BLACKLIST MAY PUSH UP LOCAL BANK COSTS - STICKERS AT 'BOMB HOUSE' ALSO FOUND ON ROUTHE TO HO-TEL

February 22: - Govt waits for ruling on decrees - PM urged to clarify hotel meet- MALAYSIA ASKED TO HAND OVER IRANIAN

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- PHEU THAI MP 'PROVES' YINGLUCK, SRETTHA FOUR SEASONS MEETING WAS ABOVE BOARD

February 23: - Govt flood loads get nod - Embattled RID chief shifted to deputy post- DECREES GET COURT APPROVAL - Govt move was warranted by the situation: judges

February 24: - HM TO BE BRIEFED ABOUT WATER MANAGEMENT PLANS- Kittiratt urges mindset change- PM SLAMS 'NONSENSE' ATTACKS, SUES RIVALS

February 25: - King says greed a factor in floods - Uncorked Chalerm accused of being drunk in House - Jatuporn is wrong over 1976 photo- ECONOMY GETS A PAT ON BACK FROM IMF - SURANAND HIRED TO PROVIDE 'CORRECT IMAGE' FOR THE PM

February 26: - Chalerm: It's normal to drink but I wasn't drunk - PTTEP LAUNCHES ENTHUSIASTIC BID FOR LONDON ENERGY CORP- GOVT 'TO HEED HM ON FLOODS'

February 27: - Deputy PM hits back at 'drunk' jibe - Three more Iranians arrested in Feb 14 bomb probe- INEQUALITY MUST BE CORRECTED, SUU KYI SAYS

February 28: - Army orders probe into torture claims - Govt to spend B3bn on forest restoration

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- GOVT TO NAME FLOOD CATCHMENT ZONES - PM'S JAPAN VISIT AIM TO RESTORE INVESTORS' FAITH

February 29 - Thaksin ally in push to axe courts - NACC orders freeze on Supoj assets - Sondhi sentenced to 20 years for fraud - CHARTER INTRIGUE DEEPENS - REFORM IN BURMA IS IRREVERSIBLE, SAYS PRESIDENT THEIN SEIN'S AIDE

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C H A P T E R 3

MARCH 2012

March 1: - Court fights off attack - Nitirat core leader attacked at Thammasat - Residents suffer setback in noise battle- NITIRAT LEADER ASSAULTED, VOWS TO CONTINUE CAMPAIGN - JUDICIARY COMES OUT IN DEFENCE OF THE COURTS

March 2: - Hopewell collapse sparks probe - The train route that went nowhere - Twins confess to attack on Nitirat leader- HOPEWELL SECTION CRUMBLES - FLOODS FORCE ASIAN INSURERS TO REAPPRISE RISKS IN THE THAI MARKETS

March 3: - Charter change draws ire - Police seize 4 million speed pills in Chiang Rai

March 4: - City blaze prompts safety fears - PUSH TO END DISSOLUTION GAINS SUPPORT- BID TO OUST AMENDMENT SUPPORTERS - FIREMAN INJURED BATTLING BLAZE IN ASOKE HIGH-RISE

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March 5: - No ticket home needed - Fire-ravaged city building declared a no-go zone- VILLAGERS WANT COURT TO HALT FLOOD BARRIERS - HOT SPOTS INSIDE BURNT HIGH-RISE HOSED DOWN

March 6: - China firm wins tablet PCs contract - Fico fire spurs sprinker law for over 1,000 old buildings - TABLET BIT 'WINNER' OFFERS $81 PER UNIT - PM WARNS GOVERNERS TO ACE ON HAZE

March 7: - Muramoto kin get payout - Solders turn themselves in - REVIEW OF POST-COUP AEC CASES PROPOSED - YINGLUCK DENIES REPORT SHE WILL VISIT FAMILY OF SLAIN JAPANESE CAMERAMAN

March 8: - PM heartens Japanese investors - Supinya calls for code of conduct on company gifts - PM REASSURES JAPANESE ON FLOOD-CONTROL MEASURES - YINGLUCK IS SAFE FROM ARMY, SAYS THAKSIN

March 9: - Payouts get court nod - Girl's death costs bus firms B10m - Women take 40% of top exec posts - PAD VOWS TO PURSUE REFORMS

March 10: - Protesters want 'fair' rape probe - Illegal modifications fingered as cause of deadly hotel blaze- BOT SEEKS BALANCE IN CAPITAL FLOWS

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- Hotel fire investigation focuses on sprinkler system - REFINERS TOLD TO BUILD UP OIL STOCKS - Crackdown victims start to sign up for compensation

March 11: - PAD shelves mass rally over charter - FOR PETCH, A TABLET A DAY KEEPS THE BOREDOM AT BAY

March 12: - Immigration deflects criticism - Japan marks one year since earthquake, tsunami - 17 DAYS OF LIVING ANXIOUSLY - JAPAN MARKS 1 YEAR SINCE QUAKE, TSUNAMI DISASTER

March 13: - Red-faced govt calls new PC bid - Govt considering water retention payouts - US, CHINESE DELEGATES VOW TO HIKE INVESTMENT - '$40 BN NEEDED YEARLY' IN ASIA TO HELP CLIMATE

March 14: - Thais worry about food, net feuds - Emergency care will be free for all from April 1 - Government urged to look beyond state employees - 'ALL HOSPITALS' BACK EMERGENCY CARE PLAN - Anudith: No Huawei in final round of tablet bidding

March 15: - Freeze sought on 'militant land' - Govt probes surge in food prices - PANEL COY ON NAMING SUPPLIER OF TABLETS - GOVT ALLOCATES UP TO BT115M SUBSIDY TO CHECK COOKING PALM OIL PRICE RISE

March 16: - Single-airport policy ends

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- Yingluck says Panita move not politically motivated - BUDGET AIR TO FLY FROM DON MUEANG - COMPANIES GO TO COURT AGAINST GOVT BT300 MINIMUM DAILY WAGE ORDER

March 17: - Fuel subsidies set to stay - Taxi driver returns gold - India link to Bangkok plot- GOVT ACTS TO SOOTHE PRICE FEARS - Good deed earns cabbie gold worth Bt200,000

March 18: - PM pledges to ease price pressure on consumers - Thailand's third richest man, Chaleo, dies at 89

March 19: - Grassroots power stiffens - Deep South governance bill criticised - HI-TECH FLOOD FIGHT IN ALL KEY RIVERS - POOR NO LONGER WILLING TO BE TOLD TO SACRIFICE BY WEALTHY: THEERAYUTH

March 20: - City moves to examine older roads - PM reaches out to south women - GOVT MAY PONDER MORE FREE TABLETS - Ex-Channel 7 boss takes Miss Universe Thailand to Channel 5

March 21: - KPI warns unity looks out of reach - Sukumpol says innocents killed - Private firms predict 'Took Jai' shop failure- FIRST TABLETS LIKELY TO ARRIVE IN APRIL - Cabinet approves 15 days paternity leave - Bt628m Andaman coast projects get Cabinet okay

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March 22: - Cold pill scandal widens - Central bank to strike new exchange rate for the kyat - Court clears Boonjong in vote-buying case- RECONCILIATION METT EXPOSE DIVISIVENESS - Drug-crime busters held for 'possessing drugs'

March 23: - Sonthi 'must yield coup secrets' - Siege ends as police kill gunman - Education out of step with labour market- SONTHI'S IRONIC RECONCILIATION ROLE GETS PM'S BOOST - BTS APOLOGIES FOR GUARD'S CLASH WITH IRISH PASSENGER

March 24: - Yingluck insists she will stay on as PM - Economy needs to be rebalanced, says Kittiratt - House panel will not vote on KPI proposal

March 25: - PM demands House discuss unity - BANGKOK, SEOUL SEAL 900BN BAHT TRADE DEAL - PANEL EASES STAND ON KPI REPORT - LPG TANKER ACCIDENT REVIVES MEMORIES OF 1990

March 26: - Court say no red shirt bail talks with Thaksin - Troops comb Thachilek town after golf course blasts - 'FIGHT LOOM OVER EMERGENCY CARE'

March 27: - True-CAT 3G deal found 'tainted' - Democrats pull out of unity panel- GOVT RECONCILIATION MOVE IN THE BALANCE - Shadow play treasures RETURN TO THAILAND

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March 28: - Gold miner faces concession risk - Man claims B300,000 of limes stolen - Firms told to pay or leave - KPI report priority sees House in uproar- RECONCILIATION REPORT SPARKS HOUSE TURMOIL - NMG offer iPads, deals at book fair

March 29: - Private hospitals fear 'chaos' - Democrats warn of court action over amnesty bill - Twin sisters are brothers - HOUSE DEBATE LIKELY NEXT WEEK - TEN KILLED AND 52 INJURED IN TWO UPCOUNTRY SMASH-UPS

March 30: - Democrats 'robbed' of charter vote - Police buy first anti-riot truck from S.Korea- 'MAYBE THEY ALL MUST DIE FIRST'

March 31: - Suu Kyi says poll will not be fair - Tax cut for wine flagged - DSI drops anti-monarchy chart case for lack of proof - KPI warns off self-serving MPs - BURMA VOTE UNFAIR, SAYS SUU KYI

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C H A P T E R 4

APRIL 2012

April 1: - 14 die in southern carnage - THE DOCTOR BEHIND THE LADY - BOMBS WREAK HAVOC IN SOUTH

April 2: - Suu Kyi party proclaims victory - Police identify bomb suspects, warn of further attacks - ALERT FOR CAR BOMBS IN THE SOUTH

April 3: - Prayuth calls for inclusive peace talks - Suu Kyi lauds 'people's victory' - Chaikasem mage SEC chief - SUSPECTED BOMBERS IDENTIFIED IN SOUTH - SUU KYI HAILS 'NEW ERA' AMID SCENES OF JOY IN MYANMAR

April 4: - Bounty put on Hat Yai bombers - SBPAC denies talks with rebels - Censors ban 'Shakespear' film - Sex-change Jenna has to prove gender- INSTITUTE WARNS OF 'RECONCILIATION WAR' - TOURISM OUTLOOK UNAFFECTED BY BLASTS, TAT SAYS

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April 5: - Police arrest 7 bomb suspects - House debates KPI report despite warnings - Troops won't leave temple are area for now - SOUTH BLASTS: POLICE ARREST 3 - GOVERNMENT IGNORES KPI'S CAUTION, GOES AHEAD WITH REC-ONCILIATION DEBATE

April 6: - Thaksin 'talked to rebels' - Two-hour power lunches on the menu - US to relax restrictions on Myanmar investment- SUTHEP SUGGESTS NATIONAL RECONCILIATION REFERENDUM

April 7: - KPI under pressure to drop unity study - Resistant malaria spreads to border - ABHISIT IN '2-FOR-1' OFFER - TAT, TOURISM OPERATORS MAP OUT HAT YAI RECOVERY

April 8: - Govt rejects demand for unity debate - Thaksin denies courting separatists - Prasarn rips into upswell of populism - Thaksin targets 'auspicious' homecoming - Transvestite fined for topless dance

April 9: - Nation bids farewell to princess - DID THAKSIN MEET INSURGENTS?

April 10: - His Majesty says goodbye- A FINAL FAREWELL TO LATE PRINCESS

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April 11: - Royal urn placed in Dusit Maha Prasat Throne Hall - Fuel price rises hit motorists - Charter talks lead to disorder in the House - Civil servants get pay rise- MORE DOUBTS CAST ON TABLET PURCHASE DEAL

April 12: - Tsunami terror grips region - Tourism sector braces for fallout - TSUNAMI SCARE

April 13: - Thaksis targets birthday - Cambodia to pick up Thaksin bill - ICT minister rejects claims - TSUNAMI PANIC TO HAVE ONLY MINOR IMPACT ON TOURISM - THAKSIN'S TWO-FOLD MISSION TO LAOS

April 14: - Amnesty row widens - Pilot's protest not affecting flight, Thai Airways says - NK ROCKET TEST DRAWS WIDE FLAK - ROAD TOLLS HITS 58; ALCOHOL SINGLE BIGGEST CAUSE

April 15: - Sonthi slams critics over rumours he want's PM job - Three suspects arrested over two bombings in Yala- IRAN NUKE TALKS LOOK PROMISING - Water festival draws crowds across country

April 16: - N KOREA'S YOUNG KIM VOWS TO PUSH FOR 'FINAL VICROTY' - TOO SOON TO COME BACK, BUT IT'S A GOOD YEAR, THAKSIN SAYS

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April 17: - Thaksin eyes a third way home - Govt forms new flood agency to help crisis communication - GOVT TO SET UP FLOOD CENTRE - SONGKRAN DEATH TOOL VOW OVER LAST YEAR AS MILLIONS RE-TURN TO BANGKOK

April 18: - RECONCILIATION PUSH WILL WAIT FOR CHARTER CHANGE - Accused serial hangs himself - Phuket tremors to last a month -TWO NEW GEOLOGICAL FAULTS FOUND IN NORTH

April 19: - PAD kicks off charter war - Pickup truck serial killer's final victim is himself - PAD kicks off charter war

April 20: - EU to lift Myanmar sanctions - Police chief, 30 officers survive Narathiwat blast- TABLET PROJECT IS IN JEOPARDY

April 21: - Minimum wage 'will go national' - Chinnicha hit with five-year politics ban - SHOWDOWN LOOMS FOR BOT POST

April 22: - PM Yingluck hails Japan's $7.4bn aid to Mekong five- PM URGES JAPAN TO BACK DAWEI PLAN

April 23: - Thai rice trade faces peril - Dogs escape the butcher but hundreds die in shelter

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- Dearth of hospital staff ahead of AEC - JAIL CHIEF TRANSFERRED AFTER ANTI-DRUG RAID

April 24: - Red shirts divided over Prem meet - Porn pic wasn't sent by AV staff - THEIN SEIN: NO PLANS TO CHANGE THE OATH - PM INSISTS THIS WEEK'S MEETING WITH PREM HAS NO POLITI-CAL SIGNIFICANCE

April 25: - Millions in line for debt relief - Panel votes for organic law to govern CDA election - Eight injured in Narathiwat bomb attack - THIDA WARNS GOVT ON COSYING UP TO 'ELITE' - Trans gender's candidature a new first for provincial poll

April 26: - China, Korea linked to pill scam - MPs plan to query charter change legality - VIRABOGSA THROWS HIS HAT INTO BOT RING - COURT WILL SEE 'ABSENTEE VOTING' PARLIAMENT VIDEOS

April 27: - Prem meet raised red shirts' ire - Shan drug lord suspect nabbed in Laos, set to China- THAKSIN FLYING TO ENGLAND FOR MANCHESTER DERBY - NMG chief Sutthichai outlines ambbitious growth strategy

April 28: - Key govt figures head to far South - Top brass China visit secures joing missile deal- VIRABONGSA CALLS FOR HIKE IN VAT - Cellular operators hop to cash in on iPad - NO POLITICAL ISSUES DISCUSSED WITH PREM: PM

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April 29: - Govt to boost border trade in deep South - THAT SINKING FEELING OF UTTER DISBELIEF - THAKSIN BACK IN UK, EYEING US - NAKHON SI THAMMARAT CHIEF VOWS PRISON CLEAN-UP

April 30: - WORSE IS YET TO COME - PM calls for unity to fix South - Prachatai court verdict out today - TEACHERS OVER 40 MAY DELAY TABLET USE - Little cheer for workers on Labour Day

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C H A P T E R 5

MAY 2012

May 1: - Cooking gas price to float - Activists call for improved legislation on Labour Day - Development think-tank warns wage hike flawed- HIGHER LIVING COSTS EAT UP HIKE IN DAILY WAGE

May 2: - Govt insists inflation rate 'acceptable' - Economists pan govt but PM hits new high - Yongyuth hints as posts for returning 111- EXPERTS GIVE POOR RATING TO GOVT'S ECONOMIC SOLUTIONS - JAKRAPOB WROTE THE ARTICLES, LESE MAJESTE TRIAL TOLD

May 3: - Hydroplanes to land on Chao Pharya as offering to King- JATUPORN POISED FOR PROMOTION TO CABINET?

May 4: - Reshuffle on the cards - Yingluck adamant on Mae Wong dam - Suu Kyi joins parliament- IDEA OF PRICES RISING A MISCONCEPTION: PM - MURDER SUSPECT SHOT DEAD BEFORE COURT TRIAL

May 5: - Pheu Thai failed us, say red shirts

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- Delay to laws against dirty money, terror eroding faith - Govt blamed for price rises - GOVT PUSHED FOR LAWS ON MONEY LAUNDERING - DAM MORE USEFUL AS PADDY FIELD THAN WATER SOURCE

May 6: - Three killed in factory explosion - Government seeks halt to BTS deal- THEIN SEIN 'MAY DECLINE 2ND TERM'

May 7: - Toxic fears grip Rayong locals - Islamic delegation's visit tipped as game-changer in conflict- HAZARD ALERT AFTER FATAL BLAZE - Factory should 'lese license'

May 8: - Locals slam response to factory blast - PM says price remarks 'twisted' - Pornanong bags her first LPGA tourney - OPPOSITION RE-EMERGES TO MAP TA PHUT PROJECTS - EX-THAICOM CEO SUES INTOUCH OVER ALLEGED SHARE DEAL

May 9: - THEIR MAJESTIES SCHEDULED TO VISIT AYUTTHAYA - Fuel prices, fares frozen - Ex-CAT boss faces threat of legal action over 3G deal - Sadness, outrage after Uncle SMS dies - DEATH OF 'UNCLE SMS' PUT GOVT IN FOCUS

May 10: - Reds told not to exploit Ampon's death - Oxen predict lots of rice, food - Newin invited to banned politicians' meet

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- Russian 'superjet' missing- GROUP STEPS UP BID TO CHANGE ARTICLE 112

May 11: - Cooked food prices face cuts - ICT Ministry finally inks deal for tablets - BT1-BILLION TABLET DEAL INKED

May 12: - Anti-HIV pill draws near - Spotlight on middlemen in food price row - PM adamant she will not reform lese majeste law - YOU CAN BE TOO YOUNG TO LEARN - CHINATOWN RESIDENTS FIGHT PROJECT NEAR TEMPLE

May 13: - Govt says consumers can expect lower prices - VENDORS SLAM PRICE CONTROLS ON FOOD AS IMPOSSIBLE

May 14: - Karun gives up truck protest - Drug trace from behind bars booms - GOVT WAS WARNED: DAM PLAN VIOLATES THE LAW - YELLOW SHIRT'S LONG HAUL IN BID TO DODGE ARREST - RAYONG LOCALS DEMAND ACCIDENT-WARNING SYSTEM

May 15: - Govt sends back meal price plan - Virabongsa tipped to be central bank chair - Photo not rape, says Prayuth - VIRABONGSA GETS NOD TO CHAIR BOT - SECOND READING OF CONSTITUTIONAL BILL FINALISED AFTER 15 DAYS OF DEBATE

May 16: - Pheu Thai set to welcome 111

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- Firms want price curbs to end - Army under fire for sex pic remarks - RISING COSTS: 4-MONTH RETAIL PRICE FREEZE - SUKHUMBHAND, 3 OTHERS NAMED IN COMPLAINT ON BTS

May 17: - Execs vow to swell ranks of Pheu Thai - Prayuth rells UDD not to set up villages - UNCHANGED LOYALTY - MONEY-LAUNDERING GREY LIST YET TO HURT - Temple must pay if project is scrapped, company owner says

May 18: - DSI links 25 riot deaths to military - Yingluck won't turn away returning execs - Myanmar marks gay pride- HUMAN RESOURCES 'THE BACKBONE OF A COMPANY' - CENSUS SYSTEM CRASHES

May 19: - Jatuporn banned as MP- CONSTITUTION COURT DISQUALIFIES JATUPORN AS A PARTY-LIST MP

May 20: - Thaksin: Let's put unity before justice - COURT SET TO BEGIN 2010 RIOT INQUESTS- RED SHIRTS CALL FOR JUSTICE - Three red groups compete for allegiance from villages

May 21: - Red shirts' affair with Thaksin cools - Govt commits to massive investment in Dawei port- REAL 'BRAIN OF PHEU THAI' WILL KEEP A LOW PROFILE - 'DIRTY TRICKS' AHEAD OF MAE WONG DAM HEARING TODAY

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May 22: - THAI sacks Piyasvasti as president - Ministry orders school to enrol pupils, launches bribe inquiry - SACKING OF PIYASVASTI STIRS DOUBT, CRITICISM - THAKSIN AT OODS WITH REDS OVER CALL FOR JUSTICE

May 23: - Aircraft deal cost THAI head his job - About-turn over school's places triggers uproar among parents - Supoj resigns transport post- EXCITEMENT BUILDS IN AYUTTHAYA - FIRED THAI BOSS FEARS ACHIEVEMENTS WILL BE UNDONE

May 24: - King to be presented historic Ayutthaya land by Yingluck - Yingluck will donate paddy land to the King- Union wants answers on THAI axing - Govt makes first payouts to violence victims today - SUPHOTH'S QUITTING WILL NOT INFLUENCE THE PROBE

May 25: - EXCITEMENT RUNS HIGH AS VILLAGERS PREPARE TO GREET THEIR MAJESTIES ON THEIR VISIT TO AYUTTAYA PADDY FIELD - NACC finds against Supoj - Lady Gaga hits cabaret amid Rolex tweet fury - Lawsuit furore mars compo ceremony - SUPHOTH TO LOSE BT17.5 CASH, GOLD

May 26: - Kings makes historic return - RETURN OF THE KING

May 27: - PAD calls for mass protest - 'DEATH HOTEL' DOOMED AS DEMOLITION GETS UNDER WAY

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- PAD TO STAGE RALLY ON WEDNESDAY

May 28: - Sonthi bill labeled as unconstitutional - Thein Sein pulls pin on visit to Thailand- PHEU THAI FACES HARD DECISION ON UNITY BILL - SoLoMl TO SHAKE UP MARKETING SECTOR

May 29: - PM urged to clarify unity bill stance - Govt says WEF not threatened by protests - Post, Nikkei tie up content sharing partnership accord - Transgender wins PAO seat- PHEU THAI MPs SUBMIT 3 RECONCILIATION BILLS - SUU KYI TO BE FOCUS OF INTEREST AT ASIAN WEF

May 30: - New unity bills stir suspicious - Post News denies NBT breach - Democrats back PAD rally - SUU KYI VISIT BRINGS HOPE TO LOCAL MYANMAR COMMUNITY - CHINA CENTRAL BANK OKAYS YUAN-YEN TRADING

May 31: - MP's brawl in unity bill chaos - Chiranuch convicted, but escapes jail term - Migrants flock to see Suu Kyi - SUU KYI GETS TASTE OF HOME AWAY FROM HOME - Corruption main reason for Thailand's fall in competitiveness ranking

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C H A P T E R 6

JUNE 2012

June 1: - Unity bills given urgency /- Asean urged to improve economic, transport ties - ASEAN PLEDGE FOR GREATER CONNECTIVITY - HOUSE VOTE FOR DEBATE OF RECONCILIATION BILLS

June 2: - Charter vetting put on ice - PAD protesters claim victory - Suu Kyi stresses people-first policy - COURT PUTS CHARTER CHANGES ON HOLD - SUU KYI URGES WORLD TO KEEP PRESSURE ON NAY PYI TAW

June 3: - Red urged to fight for stalled bill - YOU WON'T BE FORGOTTEN, SUU KYI PROMISES REFUGEES- REFUGEES NOT FOR GOTTEN: SUU KYI

June 4: - Charoen threatens to defy order - Court brushes off impeachment calls - COURT CLARIFIES ITS STAND ON CHARTER AMENDMENT

June 5: - Petition drive to back bill push - Plane hits residential area, all 153 on board dead

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- ABHISIT URGES END TO HOUSE SESSION - BUDDHISTS MARK VISAKHA BUCHA DAY

June 6: - Charter bill deadlocked - Relations unhurt by Suu Kyi visit, says govt- US NAVY SEEKS USE OF U-TAPAO - CONTROVERSIAL BILL, CHARTER CHANGE VOTE OFF THE AGENDA, SPEAKER SAYS

June 7: - Court insists law is on its side - Pheu Thai plans charter vote- MPs MAY DEFY COURT ON CHARTER BILL AND SEEK VOTE - NBTC STEPS IN AMID TRUEVISIONS FEARS THAT ITS SUBSCRIV-ERS MAY NOT BE ABLE TO WATCH EURO 2012

June 8: - State attorney backs govt - NBTC orders TrueVisioins to air Euro 2012 footie - DSI says skytrain extension deal likely to be nullified - MPs SET TO CONDEMN RULING BY TOP COURT - SPANISH SET OUT TO ACHIEVE HISTORIC TREBEL AT EUROS

June 9: - Charter row flounders in legal brawl - Viewers left in dark as Euro 2012 kicks off - Police ware public over acid-spray attacks - His Majesty to inaugurate monument to his late brother - VIEWERS IN SUSPENSE AS EURO TALKS DRAG ON

June 10: - HM UNVEILS KING RAMA VIII STATUE - PM promises independent assessment of damages - Football fans, are you receiving me?

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June 11: - TrueVisions seeks end to Euro row - Scrap dealer arrested for 'acid' throwing attack - VIEWER HELD 'HOSTAGE' IN EURO TELECAST DEBATE - MYANMAR GOVT WARNS OF 'ANARCHY' IN RIOT-HIT RAKHINE

June 12:- NBTC issues TV football spat threat - Yingluck wants charter change bill vote delayed - Mob violence erupts as racial fury sweeps Rakhine state- HOW FAR WILL SOMSAK PUSH DEFIANCE OF COURT? - US EVACUATES STAFF AMID EMERGENCY RULE IN RAKHINE

June 13: - PM gives hope to reds over charter - TrueVisions refuses to pay Euro 2012 fine- GOVT RETREAT AVERTS A CRISIS - FOR NOW - TrueVisions' Euro 2012 fine kicks off

June 14: - Uefa kills True rebroadcast bid - Suthep says Thaksin sent 'negotiator' to him - THAKSIN HIT WITH COURT CASE OVER KTB LOANS - BLANK SCREENS FOR TRUE-V SUBSCRIVERS BUT SUSPICIOS LIN-GERS OVER UEFA CALL

June 15: - Yongyuth faces axe in reshuffle - Art school shut after deadly bus shooting - Refugees in need of food, water, shelter- FOREIGNERS 'SKIRTING RULES PROTECTING RICE BUSINESSES' - DSI MAY GET INVOLVED IN DISPUTE OVER EURO MATCHES

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June 16: - Red shirts plan show of strength - Grammy boss hopes footie spat about to be resolved - FINAL UEFA APPEAL LAUNCHED - Govt cloud service to ease agencies' access to citizens' personal data

June 17: - Suu Kyi vows to fight on - Deaths of two sisters on Phi Phi a 'mystery' - BUS STAFF COMMUTERS BRAVING THE BATTLE LINE - PANEL TO DISCUSS USE OF U-TAPAO - NEBEL PEACE PRIZE OPENED UP A DOOR IN MY HEART, SUU KYI SAYS

June 18: - Thaksin pins hopes on unity bills - Accused bus shooter nabbed - Police still baffled over death of sisters - HELP ALL CANCER PATIENTS, EXPERTS URGE GOVERNMENT - CABINET TO DEBATE BT6.8BN IN BONESES FOR OFFICIALS

June 19: - U-tapop use gets armed forces' nod - Abhisit backs Suthep allegation that Thaksin aides came calling - CABINET TO DISCUSS US PROPOSALS ON U-TAPAO - Programmer is first Thai to join twitter software team in US

June 20: - Myanmar eyes further reforms - Yingluck denies govt backing off on U-tapao - Kin want autopsies delayed- CABINET DUCKS DECISION ON USE OF U-TAPAO AIRBASE - Bare-breasted model hired to boost show's ratings: report

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June 21: - Airlines get big discounts for move to Don Mueang - Suspect in murder of 5 killed in shootout- NOD FOR NASA PROJECT HANGS IN THE BALANCE

June 22: - US gives U-tapao deadline - Jatuporn tipped for by-election - NASA SETS TUESDAY DEADLINE - DALAI LAMA AND AUNG SAN SUU KYI MEET IN LONDON

June 23: - Blackout threatens hub status of Suvarnabhumi - PM shrugs off deadline for Nasa U-tapao climate plan - Jatuporn says willing to run in poll though risks bail loss - GOVT 'NEEDS TO STUDY NASA PLAN'

June 24: - KILLER OF TOURIST TOLD TO SURRENDER

June 25: - Navy denies hosting Nasa gear - Key witness to gun attack shot dead - Red shirt petition near 100,000 names - CHINESE MINISTER: ASEAN CAN SHAPE POWER PLAY IN E ASIA - Two popular state news show get new life on Nation TV

June 26: - Surapong warns of Nasa loss - Pregnant migrants to be sent back home - Two arrested for murder of Australian woman - Nasa says study open to inspection - CASH REWARD FOR ARREST OF PHUKET MURDERERS- NASA PLAN MAY FACE PARLIAMENT SCRUTINY - AIRASIA TO SHIFT TO DON MUEANG BY OCT

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June 27: - Cabinet sends Nasa plan to parliament- MPs TO DEBATE NASA PROJECT

June 28: - Policymakers brace for eurozone knock - Dems decry Nasa study blame-game - Drug giants team up on 'shark oil boost' jab - THAILAND REMAINS MAJOR CENTRE FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING - Victims plumb depths of misery in quest of a better future in region

June 29: - Pull of unity bills urged - Nasa scraps U-tapao plan for climate research - Govt's B1.6 trillion infrastructure bill heads of House- NASA CALLS OFF WEATHER RESEARCH PROJECT - VIRABONGSA WANTS BOT TO DEAL WITH BT420-BN LOSS

June 30: - Sonthi won't pull unity bill - Amlo wants stricter rules to open bank accounts - COURT DECLINES TO ORDER EURO BROADCASTS - SPECIAL BONDS PROPOSED TO FUND REFORESTATION

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C H A P T E R 7

JULY 2012

July 1: - PM's export projections questioned - Animal prophets for profits are upsetting rights groups - Little boy has matured into a media pioneer - Sports broadcast wars set to heat up

July 2: - BAHT NOW STEADY BUT CHALLENGES REMAIN

July 3: - Pheu Thai offered lifeline - New royal motorcade rules to be introduced - PARTIES NOW AT CORE OF IDEOLOGICAL BATTLE - Sweet words from the Army's wary men in the middle

July 4: - Birthday currency issued - Unity bill backers face court order - Bad surgery leads woman to hang herself - THAI TO LAUNCH REGIONAL BUDGET CARRIER IN 2013 - SIX TOURISTS AMONG 10 DEAD IN COACH CRASH

July 5: - Blast, fire hit Bangchak refinery - Cern researchers claim 'God's particle' find - Somsak had charter talk with 'person far away'

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- REFINERY WILL NOT BE RELOCATED DESPITE FIRE - NMG AND MYANMAR JOURNALISTS DISCUSS MEDIA JOINT VEN-TURE

July 6: - Court tackles charter brouhaha - PM denies clip incriminates govt - TV viewers face Olympics 'black screen' - SCRAMBLE TO PREVENT BLANK TVs - DON'T FOLLOW GREECE'S HIDDEN-DEBT PATH: AMMAR

July 7: - Court set charter verdict date - Airport says runway subsidence ' just wear and tear' - RUNWAY CRISIS DEEPENS - Two legal titans clash over charter change - Thaksin gets visa to US

July 8: - Royal cruise lights up river- KING OPENS WATER PROJECTS - PHEU THAI VOWS TO RESPECT COURT VERDICT ON CHARTER

July 9: - Cambodia to move troops - Physicians say virus likely led to child deaths - Thai tourism 'at risk' from Myanmar travel boom - TIES WITH GENERALS IMPROVING: SUKAMPOL - UNCLEAR AIRPORT POLICY TAKING A TOLL

July 10: - Troop recall a ploy, army source says - Olympics to air for everyone - Cambodian kids died of strain detected in Thailand - TIGHT SECURITY SHIELDS JUDGES

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- NEW FLOOD BARRIER AT BANG PA-IN INDUSTRIAL PARK 'AHEAD OF SCHEDULE'

July 11: - Reds await ruling, hint at rally - MANY INDUSTRIAL ESTATES STILL NOT FLOODPROOF - THAI ENCROACHERS TO BE FREED WHEN FINES PAIN

July 12: - TIGHT SECURITY FOR VERDICT

July 13: - Police brace for red-shirt trouble- IMF CHIEF HAILS THAI RESILIENCE - PHEU THAI BREAK-UP WOULD DEAL A BLOW TO GDP GROWTH: STUDY

July 14: - Ruling set to halt charter bill push - Both camps claim victory after ruling - COURT KEEP UP SUSPENSE

July 15: - KING'S CONDITION IMPROVES, BUT MEDICATION STILL NEEDED - Pheu Thai seeks change to power of the judiciary - PHEU THAI CONSIDERS OPTIONS ON CHARTER - ASEAN AND NEW MARKETS TO CUSHION IMPACT OF SLUMP IN EXPORTS TO EURO ZONE, SAYS KITTIRATT

July 16: - Dissolve court, Nitirat demands - Judges to review Korkaew's bail - MISERY IN 'LITTLE MYANMAR' - Full injury compensation denied

July 17: - Govt MPs firm on charter push

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- Sathit Chula suspends classes - Adul appointed national top cop - PHEU THAI STILL BACKS A DRAFTING ASSEMBLY - PM OUT ON A LIMB WITH ADUL APPOINTMENT

July 18: - More virus-hit schools to shut - Cabinet opts to wait for full court ruling - Grandma pleads self-defence - Lese majeste suspect admitted to hospital- POLICE SET TO DEPLOY AT BORDER TEMPLE

July 19: - TROOPS WITHDRAW FROM TEMPLE - SUVARNABHUMI AIRPORT CONGESTION EASES

July 20: - NACC plans flood project monitoring - DSI willing to sue over bomb detectors - Abhisit threatens to sue over draft-dodging allegation - THAIBEV INVESTS IN F&B GIANT - SICK CAMBODIAN CHILDREN SET HOME FROM SA KAEW

July 21: - Bomb blast spurs security crackdown in deep South - Ayutthaya king's tomb set to be destroyed - Execs deny knowledge of any takeover as shares soar

July 22: - 92 THAIS IN MYANMAR FACE PRISON SENTENCES - SENATE EX-SPEAKER SUGGESTS HOLDING REFERENDUM

July 23: - HFMD virus tested for mutation - Thein Sein visits deep-sea port

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- Fugitive Vatana appeara at Chinese temple- CHAO PHRAYA'S GREAT WALL

July 24: - Thein Sein, PM ink deal on sea port - HFMD test result for toddler due out today - Stocks slip on EU debt fears - SWEEPING COOPERATION DEAL WITH MYANMAR - THAI FIRMS EARMARK BILLIONS FOR NEIGHBOUR

July 25: - Pheu Thai leaders push radical charter overhaul - NACC moves to seize assets worth B65m from Supoj - RICE SUBSIDY WEIGHS ON GOVT'S ECONOMIC RECORD - STRAIN OF HFMD KILLED TODDLER, DOCTORS SAY

July 26: - Critics blast top cop's Thaksin trip - KTB loan scandal goes to court - Dengue jab moves big step closer- RESHUFFLE: YINGLUCK MAY TAKE DEFENCE

July 27: - HFMD suspected in boy's death - Ministry touts ambitious 500bn baht logistics plan - Arabs greeted with garbled welcome signs - Ministry admits export faffe- 'CUT COURT OUT OF ANY REWRITE' - NORTH KOREANS FUME OVER FLAG FIASCO

July 28: - REGULATORS MUST KNOW WHEN TO SAY 'NO' - ABHISIT SUE SUKAMPOL FOR LIBEL OVER CONSCRIPTION

July 29: - Ambush in South kills for soldiers

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- DEMOLITION MEN IN NIGHT FOREST RAID - 'UNABASHEDLY BRITISH'

July 30: - Forces scour South for attackers - Hundreds flee chemical blaze fumes - 'Like' it? Buy it - FACEBOOK: GATEWAY FOR ENTREPRENEURS

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C H A P T E R 8

AUGUST 2012

August 1: - Car bomb attack hits Pattani hotel - Pimsiri says King inspired silver success - CENSURE DEBATE COULD TARGET PM YINGLUCK - MIGHTY EFFORT FROM 'TAEW' HELPS HER BAG SILVER AT OLYM-PICS

August 2: - Business districts get security boost - Shuttlers get boot for striving to lose - Court to step up security on ruling day - NEW MILITARY TACTICS FOR SOUTH - PARLIAMENT PRIOIRTIESE 10 BILLS BEFORE PUTTING UP RECON-CILIATION DRAFT

August 3: - Curfew planned for deep South - Critics blast ' political ' command centre plan - TWEETS SHAPE NATIONAL DEBATE - SINGAPORE HALTS F&N TRADE ON EVE OF DEADLINE

August 4: - Govt plans corruption crackdown - US wants Juthamas extradited

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- THAIVEB READY TO WORK WITH HEINEKEN - Dazzling Ratchanok offered multimillion-baht deal

August 5: - Queen fears for future of deep South amid turmoid - LIGHT, CAMERA, ACTION! - Suffering silently

August 6: - Hat Yai firms fund security net - Army keen to bring Pimsiri into the ranks - Golden goodbye for Phelps - Now you see her, now you don't

August 7: - DSI lifts lid on rice pledge fraud tactics - Graft worse than terror, says NACC- RICE POLICY DRIVES LAND CLAW-BACK

August 8: - King loses farmer friend - Rice scheme is 'pro-rich' - LANGUAGE CLASSES BEGIN FOR AEC

August 9: - Cops brace for bail ruling - Kittiratt, Korn spar over rice price schemes - One million battle deadly Manila flood - 'PENTAGON II' SETS STRATEGIES AS PM RULES OUT CURFEW

August 10: - Govt shrugs off rice probe - Millions to cheer on boxer Kaew - Court delays bail decision on red bossess until Aug 22 - Huge losses loom in govt rice sell-off - Joy as Kaew goes for London gold

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- NO NEW IDEAS TO DEAL WITH SOUTH - Late-bloomer Kaew last Thai hope for gold

August 11: - KAEW'S GOD PUSH - UPROAD OVER APPOINTMENT OF THIDA TO NEC PANEL

August 12: - NATION PREPARES MAJESTIC CEMEMONIES FOR THE QUEEN - NACC called in on Phuket land grab - INDIA FUNDS THREE-NATION ROAD - THE MAGICOF MUMS

August 13: - Kaew winds hearts but loses match - Hospitals swamped by victims of two quakes - THAI AGONY - He's not the first to see injustice

August 14: - Not so bad overall- Unity as elusive as ever

August 15: - Govt eases bid rules for flood deals - Nikom's win draws suspicion - DSI allege GT 200 deceit- ROUSING WELCOME

August 16: - Corporate tax breaks under fire - Court upholds plain packs - Anti-graft drive 'making little progress' - BOT BOARD CHIEF IS 'CAUSING CONFUSION' - Populism at expense of fiscal discipline

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August 17: - Rice farmers' debts surge - Govt war on drugs hailed a success - THE GREAT DIVIDE - IMF backs inflation targeting: BOT chief

August 18: - 4 killed in Phuket disco blaze - PM Yingluck orders probe as raging fires ravage forests - MONETARY POLICY CAN USE 'A MIX OF TOOLS'

August 19: - Phuket fire cause unclear - MAN SEARCHS IN VAIN TO FIND MISSING SISTER - HEINEKEN RAISES BID FOR BREWER - PM CITES INDEX TO TALK UP ANTI-CORRUPTION RECORD

August 20: - Dems attack 'failing' govt - Fire likely killed 2 Thais, 2 foreigners - BEAUTY OBSESSION - 16 operations in three years: Chiang Mai boy told doctors he wanted nose like singer 'Dome'

August 21: - DSI probe frustrates army brass - Park entrance fee jump 150% - Bo's wife escapes death penalty - MYANMAR PUTS AN END TO MEDIA CENSORSHIP - 'SUICIDAL' MAN PREYS ON WOMEN WITH KIND HEARTS

August 22: - MP's son shot dead in car - Prayuth warns of Cambodian Muslim threat - Govt raises taxes on alcohol, cigarettes

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- HIKE IN EXCISE ON CIGARETTES AND LIQUOR BACKED - CALIFORNIA WOW FACING A FLOOD OF LAWSUITS

August 23: - Cops mull car race killing motive - Ten armed men set fire to car dealership - UK's Prince Harry naked strip pool romp - Red shirts accept Jend Dokchik bail loss - REPRIEVE FOR JATUPORN COMPLICATES RESHUFFLE - BEER AND WINE TAX HIKE NEXT FOR EXCISE DEPT

August 24: - Kittiratt: I tell 'white lies' - Chada wants probe into murder of his son sped up - 'WHITE LIES SOMETIMES NEEDED' - LEADING FIGURES BACK PLAN FOR REGIONAL PEACE COUNCIL

August 25: - Predecessors blast 'white lies' - Breivik smirks after landing maximum 21 years' jail - COUNTING THE COST OF POPULISM - Democrats lay out govt's six key 'failings'

August 26: - Sathian seeks PM's counsel over reshuffle - Beloved artist angkam dies at 86 - THAILAND MUST WOO CHIAN FDI: BANTHOON - NATIONAL ARTIST ANGKARN SAID HE 'BREATHED POEMS'

August 27: - Sukumpol seeks to end Sathian row - Surapong claims hands tied in Thaksin hunt- GOVT TIES WITH ARMY STRAINED BY LEGAL PLOY

August 28: - Sukumpol transfers dissenters

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- Yingluck defends Kittirat against 'white lies' uproar- TOP ARMY OFFICERS TRANSFERRED

August 29: - Sukumpol stands by transfers - Actress 'Ploy' accused of dodging tax - Gunmen fire at passenger train, killing 1 - NO CHARGES IN BOMB-SCANNER CASE - Thai infidelity claim brings strong denials

August 30: - Pinpas talls Sukumpol he's sorry - Ministry mulls new government centre - 'Ploy' blames accountant, regrets vitriol - 'TAKEOVER KING' PIN ENDS EXILE, BACK IN BANGKOK - 'I DESERVE A CABINET SEAT'

August 31: - Canal drainage test forges ahead - Farut murder suspect arrested - Rebel suspects behead trader- BANGKOK'S ANTI-FLOOD EFFORTS HIT BY POLITICS - WEALTHEST THAIS BECOME RICHER - Passengers to get take-goods warning

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C H A P T E R 9

SEPTEMBER 2012

September 1: - South hit by multiple attacks - Fed will do more, says Bernanke - Suspected killer of MP's son says it was self-defence- YINGLUCK, THAKSIN AT ODDS? - FEW CASES OF CABBIES REJECTIG PASSENGERS ON 1ST DAY

September 2: - PACC CHIEF VOWS TO FIGHT CORRUPTION EVEN IF HE IS MOVED - Bombing a 'blow to the economy'

September 3: - 3 Koh Samet resorts defy court order - Poll finds Kittirat should quit- NEW PAGE FOR BOOK INDUSTRY

September 4: - Red Bull heir 'admits hit-and-run' - Ex-wife, colleagues mourn - HIT-RUN: TYCOON'S SON HELD - PUBLIC CAN MONITOR WATER-DRAINAGE TESTS VIA LIVE FEED

September 5: - Govt acts over graft claims - Cop accused of Red Bull heir cover-up at risk of sack - ASIAN 'PEACE COUNCIL' IS BORN

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- Red Bull heir may face manslaughter charge over failure to stop after hitting po-liceman

September 6: - Wages to get national lift in January - Democrats threaten to skip Chalerm meet - Viagra-like Thai pills on the way - MINIMUM WAGE BALL IN GOVT COURT - AS PM VISITS SOUTH, BOMB INJURES PATROL MARINES

September 7: - Myanmar, Viernam get drugs blame - Police inspector suspended over hit-and-run case- STATE FIRMS ON LOOKOUT FOR NEW CHIEFS - PHEU THAI MAY FIELD KITTIRATT FOR GOV

September 8: - Call to elect governors in South - Govt mulls cancelling half of Red Line project - Summit VIPs seek solution to violence- ECB MOVE LIFTS WORLD STOCKS - MINISTRY TO CUT OFFICIALS' ACCESS TO SOCIAL MEDIA

September 9: - Najib pledges to help solve strife in South - GAPING HOLE HALTS NORTHERN RAIL SERVICES - Jarupong says Red Line rail section will go ahead - APEC SEEKS UNITY TO LIFT BARRIERS - LOCALS UP IN ARMS OVER TOXIC WASTE DUMPS - Myanmar amends FDI law

September 10: - NGOs fight to block 37 law changes - English camps announced - Landslides hit North, floodwaters head for Ayutthaya- CLASH OF ECONOMIC DOCTRINES

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September 11: - Sukhothai floods as levees break - Sudarat tempted by city governor post - Actress Pawana found dead - Monkey in pants gives flier away - EUROPE FACES MAKE-OR-BREAAK DAY - 'Suspicious circumstances' surround death of Pawana Chanajit, the 'Pearl of Asia'

September 12: - Workers fight to hold back torrent - Police, relatives at odds over Pawana death - Court will rule on bailout- 'NO REPEAT OF 2011' FLOOD HORROR - Police search for clues in actress' drowning

September 13: - PM warns provinces west of city - US envoy, 3 staff killed in consulate rocket attack - GERMAN VERDICT EASES WORRIES - BANGKOK WARNED OF FLOOD THREAT AS HEAVY RAIN PRE-DICTED

September 14: - Chao Pharaya locals brace - ThaiBev bids US$7bn for Singapore's F&N group - Dog breaks records at 2.2 metres tall- CHAROEN GUNS FOR TAKEOVER OF CENTURY

September 15: - Riots spread across Arab world - Kittiratt rejects worries that Fed move will hurt Thai economy - QE3 TO INFINITY - RAIN, NOT RUN-OFF, MAIN THREAT TO BANGKOK, SAYS EXPERT

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September 16: - Al-Qaeda calls for more violence - Central Group head Vanchai passes away - PHRAE, LOWER NORTH BATTLE FLOODS

September 17: - Sukhothai hit by 2nd flood - Police tear-gas anti-Japan mob - Chalerm to call it quits after this term - FLOODS HIT SUKHOTHAI AS YOM OVERFLOWS - THAILAND AND TOYOTA COUNTING ON EACH OTHER

September 18: - TRC report blames reds, army - Abhisit, Suthep at murder charge risk - Chinese govt bids to calm anti-Japan sentiment- US EMBASSY TO CLOSE AHEAD OF FILM RALLY - Thai volleyballers stun China with first AVC Cup win

September 19: - PM will act on 'useful' TRC advice - Angry Muslims protest video at US embassy - Govt accepts proposals from Democrats to quell insurgency - JAPAN-CHINA ROW MAY HARM ASIAN ECONOMY - ANTI-US PROTEST FORCES EMBASSY TO SHUT EARLY

September 20: - City Hall blasted for flood - Cartoons spur France to tighten security at embassies - Suthep says DSI murder claim part of amnesty ruse - Somsak on B7m junket to Europe- CHAROEN GIVES UP BID FOR ASIA PACIFIC BREWERIES TO CHASE F&N - UN human rights commissioner urges govt to act on TRCT report

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September 21: - Sorayuth faces charge of bilking - Tarit insists DSI is not persecuting Democrats - MORE HEAT ON BMA AS FLOOD PROBLEMS MOUNT - Countdown to 3G licence auction kicks off

September 22: - Opposition mounts to rice scheme - Car bomb kills 6, wounds scores in Pattani - Worker 'forced to bury corpses' - 6 DIE, 50 HURT IN PATTANI BLAST - RICE SELLERS QUERY GOVT'S OUTPUT FORECAST

September 23: - Police seize doctor accused of killing 4 - YONGYUTH'S FUTURE IN THE BALANCE - SUU KYI REVEALS PERSONAL INSIGHTS IN US

September 24: - Troubles escalate for Banpu - Suvarnabhumi immigration chief says staff is overloaded - Thousands join drug rehab courses - Teen addicts tell peers: Sign up and get straight

September 25: - Thaksin defends rice programme - Court turns down Supat bail request - School heads, troops injured in bomb blast

September 26: - CSD stand-off erupts in violence - NACC says Yongyuth cannot be cleared - HIGHEST RAINFALL IN 50 YEARS; MORE TO COME - EXPERTS ENDORSE CENTRAL BANK FOCUS ON STABILITY

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September 27: - Pressure on Yongyuth mounts - Army in new bid to get its airship flying - Cops on alert for sudden floods in city in 21 spots - CENTRAL REGION, SOUTH WARNED OF MORE FLOODS - Vipas's tale of modern alienation wins SEAWrite - Measures to deal with traffic

September 28: - TDRI head calls for rice plan review - Forensics team says skeletons do not match missing couple- BIG 3 EXPECTED TO DEMINATE AUCTION - JOINT PANEL SET UP TO KICK-START DAWEI PROJECT

September 29: - Yongyuth quits cabinet - Gigi begs dad to cancel bounty - DNA fails to match couple on two other skeletons - YONGYUTH ALPINE'S BIGGEST CASUALTY

September 30: - Yongyuth exit sparks shake-up buzz - M79 ATTACK ON FAIR INJURIES 17 IN SOUTH - PM RULES OUT MAJOR RESHUFFLE - Many factors forced Yongyuth out: Democrat

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C H A P T E R 10

OCTOBER 2012

October 1: - BMA accused of flood of failures - Democrats claim plot over blocked sewers - Ruptured dyke quickly repaired- HUNGRY? Just heat it and eat it

October 2: - Tropical storm raises deluge fear PM 'won't bow' to House No.111 demands - Buakaw vs Manny mooted - PARLIAMENT TO DEBATE NASA STUDY - AirAsia flies out of Don Muang without a hitch

October 3: - Rice farmers rally against Nida group - PM reassigns Yongyuth portfolios to ministers - RICE-PLEDGING SCHEME COULD 'DOOM YINGLUCK'

October 4: - PM insists rice scheme stays - Asian economies advised to increase productivity - ONLY 1 THAI VARSITY IN TOP 400 - RATE CUT WOULD BENEFIT ECONOMY AND CENTRAL BANK: VIRABONGSA

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October 5: - City braces for tropical storms - Yongyuth resigns as party leader - Supat faces murder charge - Romney gets debate boost as Obama falls short- SEARCH ON FOR NEXT LEADER OF PHEU THAI

October 6: - PM unveils $90bn infrastructure plan - Police arrest wife of killer suspect Supat- ANT-RIOT VICTIMS WIN LAWSUIT - Defiant Sorrayuth quits Journalists Association - WEATHER OFFICIAL PLAYS DOWN MINISTER'S WARNING

October 7: - Industrial sites put on storm alert - TUG-OF-WAR ERUPTS OVER MURDER VICTIMS'S SON - CAPITAL BRACES FOR GAEMI SMALLER DAMS BETTER THAN KAENG SUA TEN, SAY LOCALS

October 8: - Telecoms industry fears new 3G holdup - Gaemi loses her bite, but flood preparations continue- IS IT A 'LOW' RISK?

October 9: - NBTC vows to go ahead with 3G bid - Suspect caught 19 years after Japan slaying - Gaemi passes over without feared floods - Mobiles banned at ministry - BACC GETS CASH AMID MORE HEAT OVER RICE SCHEME

October 10: - Rice scheme officials risk court - 3 big players qualify, court hurdle looms

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- Man wins roach-eating competition, dies - PHILLIPINE-STYLE TALKS 'NOT SUITED' TO SOUTH - WINNERS AND LOSERS EMERGE IN RICE SCHEME

October 11: - Court rejects rice scheme appeal - Doctor faces murder charge after skeleton DNA result - Advertisers mull pulling support for Sorayuth - GLOOM AHEAD OF TOKYO SUMMIT

October 12: - Boonsong says rice sales 'secret' - Court hears 3G petition, bid fate hangs in the balance - Thaksin warrant issued - COURT DEFERS ORDER ON 3G AUCTION - JOINT CABINET SESSION WITH VIETNAM THIS MONTH

October 13: - Confusion hits airport rice plan - Crisis-torn EU wins peace prize - Court puts off 3G auction ruling, regulator firm on pressing ahead - THAKSIN PASSPORT 'MAY BE REVOKED' - Crisis-ridden EU bloc wins Nobel Peace Prize

October 14: - Abhisit urges truth about men in black - LOW-BUDGET THAI FILM WINS BIG AT ASIA'S TOP FEST- 3G AUCTION FACES NEW CHALLENGE - GREEKS UNIMPRESSED BY EU NOBEL PEACE PRIZE

October 15: - NSC backs troops rejig in far South - City chase ends in drug suspect's death - Asia meets Europe to talk business - Critical condition

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October 16: - Critics fear collusion in 3G bidding - 'King-Father' of Cambodia Sihanouk dies of heart attack - Europe will stick with the euro, German minister says - 3G AUCTION SET TO GO AHEAD TODAY AFTER COURT GIVES OK - CAMBODIA'S SIHANOUK DIES AT 89

October 17: - LACKLUSTRE 3G BIDS SLAMMED BY TDRI

October 18: - 3G bid results to get nod - Romney's move to trip up Obama backfires - PRESSURE ON 3G WINNERS TO CHARGE LOW FEES

October 19: - Watchdog targets NBTC - WINNING 3G BIDS APPROVED - MAHIDOL TEAM ACHIEVES STEM-CEL SUCCESS

October 20: - NBTC will set 3G pricing limits - NBTC VOWS LIMITS ON 3G FEES SOON - Designer writes about 'magic' at Apple

October 21: - PM in South with vows of big spending - DISGRACED EX-BANK CHIEF KRIRKKIAT DIES - Three blasts rip Tak Bai - BBC EX-CHIEF KRIRK-KIAT DIES AT 63 - NBTC MEMBER DEFENDS 3G AUCTION, REJECTS BRIBE TALK

October 22: - Southern attacks spark bloodshed warning - TDRI chief slam 3G bid as 'fake' and 'calculated'

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- Show scientists THE ROAD - Super-rich 75-year-old seeks fountain of youth

October 23: - Army chief calls for help - 'Big three' told to slash fees ahead of 3G services - THAI-US TIES 'WILL NOT CHANGE' - Ties in polls, Obama, Romnye face off in final debate

October 24: - Pitak Siam rally hopes to oust govt - Obama savages Romney of foreign policy - CLIFF-HANGER US ELECTION AWAITS

October 25: - Govt House visitors hint at reshuffle - Prayuth issues protest warning - Thailand slips down to 3rd spot - Fugitive traffic cop surrenders - LINE-UP FOR PM'S THIRD CABINET DUE 'THIS WEEK' - TOP MYANMAR PAPER BECOMES THE 22ND MEMBER OF ASIA NEWS NETWORK

October 26: - PM seeks sweeping reshuffle - Graftbusters to investgate NBTC over 3G auction - PM DEFIES THAKSIN ON NEW LINE-UP - PepsiCo unveils Bt18.4-bn plan for Thai investment

October 27: - Reshuffle shows Big Four's clout - Upsurge in Rakhine, Rohingya clashes leaves at least 64 dead - EXPORT WOES CLOUD THAI OUTLOOK: MPC - FIZZY-DRINK DRIVE CONCERNS HEALTH ADVOCATES

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October 28: - Govt shrugs off protest as waster of time - SURIN CALLS ON ASEAN TO ACT ON ROHINGYA ISSUE BEFORE MI-NORITY BECOMES REDICALISED - CENSURE TO TARGET PM, BOONSONG - MYANMAR CONSIDERS DECLARING EMERGENCY IN WEST

October 29: - King endorses new cabinet- Big rally turn-out surprises govt - Futsal organisers floored by import snag - AMMA SLAMS RICE 'BLUNDERS' - ALL EYES ON FIFA TODAY OVER FUTSAL AREA NOD: PLAYING SUR-FACE YET TO ARRIVE

October 30: - Reds ready to counter Pitak Siam - Dtac founder to wed actress Bongkot - Fifa delays decision on futsal areana use- INSURGENTS RELEASED UNDER PLEA BARGAIN - ASIA WILL SEE 'MORE RISKS TIED TO BIGGER ECONOMY'

October 31: - Pheu Thai plans fresh charter bid - Monster storm Sandy cripples East Coast - SANDY WREAKS HAVOC IN US - Boonchai goes public about his happiness

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NOVERBER 2012

November 1: - Govt seeks help to locate key witness in Saudi case - Mum slain after video game clash with son - Arena verdict put off again - LANDSCAPE OF DEVESTATION

November 2: - Charupong vows unity, charter bid - Thailand defeat Costa Rica - Ex-cop accused in missing Saudi case says he is a govt 'sacrifice' - GOVT URGED TO PUSH FOR TAX REFORMS - Yingluck leads new ministers in oath-taking ceremony before King - RANGSIT, CHINESE VARSITIES SET UP HERBAL-DRUG FACTORY

November 3: - SEC warns over Sorayuth - Surapong urges govt to accept ICC jurisdiction - SEC MOVE PILES PRESSURE ON BEC, SORRAYUTH

November 4: - 'Sovereignty threatened' if ICC involved - Brides-to-be battle it out for wedding package prize - SURAYUD CLAIMS NO CONNECTION TO PITAK SIAM

November 5: - FOCUS ON TRILATERAL TRADE

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- DIRTY TRICKS SULLY US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION- LICENSING LOOMS FOR BROADCASTERS - Rumours swirl of plot to kill Thaksin - Yala police chief tightens security after bomb blasts - Elimination looms after Ukraine loss

November 6: - Thaksin rethinks visit to Tachilek - Arena ready at long last - Obama, Romney in final dash through swing states - TOP SPORTS EVENTS MUST AIR FREE: NBTC

November 7: - Fifa pulls plug on Futsal Arena - US voters go to ballot box - Plot doubts grow as Thaksin drops Tachilek - 4 to die for sailor killings - US VOTES IN POLL CLIFF-HANGER

November 8: - Vistorious Obama clinches second term - Thai-American wins seat in Congress - PM hails poll results - Thai-American elected to US Congress

November 9: - 3G winners threaten to sue NBTC - Hu pledges reforms to hit 2020 GDP, household income targets - CHINA'S HU JINTAO URGES FIRM PARTY CONTROL CURM ON COR-RUPTION - LETTER FROM BEIJING

November 10: - Obama prepares to make historic trip to Myanmar - Boonsong left out of censure motion, PM to be target- OBAMA VISIT A BOOST FOR THEIN SEIN'S REFORMS

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- Blocking of Krabi video considered - Thai expectations high from presidential trip

November 11: - US to challenge rich scheme at WTO - Yingluck to meet Queen Elizabeth II in London - MINISTER DEFENDS PM'S TRIPS - THAILAND AND SOUTH KOREA AIM TO DOUBLE BILATERAL TRADE TO $30 BN WITHIN 5 YEARS

November 12: - Powerful quake hits Myanmar - Govt will invite Obama to futsal final - Dept loses B9bn Klong Dan fight- 'GREEN' LIGHT for condos? - Residents battle Bangkok developer

November 13: - Thailand to join TPP talks - Bodies of crash pilots on thier way home - Abhisit smear campaign is unnecessay, expert says - HEAVYWEIGHTS HEADING THIS WAY

November 14: - His Majesty to meet with Obama on Sunday - King to meet Obama, Wien Jiabao - Jatuporn warns over Pitak Siam - New rules give maind days off, paid leave- US DEFENCE PACT 'WON'T AFFECT THAI NEUTRALITY' - BOT 'NOT OPPOSED' TO JOINING TPP; FINANCE MINISTRY 'NOT IN-FORMED'

November 15: - BoT expert wary over TPP - Hu vacates post as Xi prepares to take reins

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- DEFENCE PACT WITH US 'ONLY REAFFIRMS TIES' - WITTY NEW PHEU THAI LEADER IS WARY OF PITAK SIAM MOVE-MENT

November 16: - Thailand, US ink defence 'vision' - CHINA WELCOMES 'POSITIVE' US ROLE

November 17: - Unity under threat at summits - MILITARY CHIEFS OPPOSE USING SECURITY ACT - CHAROEN FACES UPHILL TASK TO EXPAND EMPIRE

November 18: - PM stays coy on US-led trade pact - THAI MANAGER MURDERED IN UK 'A FRIEND TO ALL' - ASEAN SEEKS TO CALM SEA DISPUTES - BOOSTING STRATEGIC ALLIANCE HIGH ON OBAMA'S AGENDA

November 19: - Obama arrives on whirlwind tour - Asean inks contentious human rights pact - Brazil lifts World Cup - OBAMA HAILS THAI TIES

November 20: - Obama in historic Myanmar visit - Wen agrees to joint press briefing with PM Yingluck - MANILA AT ODDS WITH HUN SEN OVER SEA ROWS - SECURITY FOR CHINA'S WEN TO BE AS TIGHT AS IT WAS FOR OBAMA

November 21: - Obama calls for calm on S. China Sea - UN chief Ban calls for Gaza ceasefire - Taxi driver returns B26m in lost cash to Thai couple

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- PM, WEN TO WITNESS SIGNING OF RICE DEAL - GOVT: HELP ON THE WAY FOR SMEs OVER WAGE HIKE

November 22: - Beijing eyes train deal - Boonlert summoned over rally - CHINA RICE DEAL TAKES ROOT

November 23: - PM FEARS VIOLENCE AT PROTEST - ADDITIONAL BT70-BILLION BORROWING NEEDED FOR RICE-PLEDGING SCHEME: TDRI

November 24: - 20,000 police, troops go on alert- BANGKOK ON RALLY ALERT - Businesses hope for non-violent, short protest

November 25: - WE LOST TO EVIL: RALLY LEADER

November 26: - Dems open fire on navy refit deal - Govt mulls lifting rally security decree - Garment factory fire kills 112 workers - RALLY FAILURE A BOOST FOR GOVT - MP ACCUSES SUKANPOL OF ALLOWING BTI-BN EMBEZZLEMENT IN NAVY DEAL

November 27: - King pays trip to Chitralada - Yingluck fronts up to rice plan critics - Court blames troops for killing red cabbie - FTI CHAIRMAN IS OUSTED BY FRIENDS-TURNED-FOES - GOVT-TO-GOVT RICE DEALS FRAUDULENT: DEMOCRATS

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November 28: - DEMOCRATS VOW TO TAKE RICE CASE TO NACC- Flood spending under fire - Inmates try out 'Gangnam Style' - Prayuth says ICC should have no say over clashes

November 29: - Thaksin not happy with speak duo - Unusually heavy rain 'to persist into winter' - 'COUNTRY IN CRISIS' - CHINA'S NEW PASSPORT NOT A PROBLEM

November 30: - Govt bristles at OIC resolution - Panel revived to mull ICC cover - Two winners split $587m - DEMOCRATS TO SEEK INFOR FROM CHINA - Stigma is worse than the disease itself

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DECEMBER 2012

December 1: - Korkaew in jail as court revokes bail - Govt extends ISA in 5 districts for a year- NO TIME TO LOSE ON FTA WITH EU: COMMERCE - MIGRANT WORKERS MOST TO LOSE WHEN TESTED POSITIVE - THREAT TO COURT LANDS KORKAEW BACK IN JAIL

December 2: - Dems demand proof Chinese rice deal exists - HIV INFECTION RATE ON RISE AMONG - GROUP SEEK STUDY , WORK RIGHTS FOR THOSE WITH HIV

December 3: - King shifts guards to make space for birthday hash - Court to rule on 3G challenge - RETIREMENT AGE EXTENSION MULLED

December 4: - Court clears way for 3G licensing - Paetongtarn threat burns stewardess - Royal Bureau 'did not order' fireworks ban - SOCIAL MEDIA DEBATES FIREWORKS DECISION - NBTC CLEARS LEGAL HURDLE, READY TO ISSUE 3G LICENCES

December 5: - Sea of yellow awaits His Majesty

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- NACC launches probes into rice, reshuffle - Will, Kate expecting baby

December 6: - King calls for kindness, good will- KING EXPRESSES HOPE FOR COUNTRY'S FUTURE

December 7: - DSI charges Abhisit, Suthep - Bopha leaves trail of death - Engineers fail to restore power on Samui, Phangan - ABHISIT, SUTHEM TO BE CHARGED WITH MURDER - KOH SAMUI DEVELOPMENT IN SPOTLIGHT AFTER BLACKOUT

December 8: - King makes merit, visits memorial site - Abhisit gears up to battle murder rap - 40 armed men steal rifles in outpost raid - CRISIS AT FTI WORSEN - THOUSANDS FLEE SMALL TSUNAMI

December 9: - Small firms face 'shock' of wage rise' - DEATH OF TWO EXPAT TEACHERS BAFFLE POLICE, SLEEPING PILL OVERDOSE SUSPECTED - FEARS OF VIOLENCE OVER CHARTER - Elephant poop cooffed: a pricey cuppa from the North

December 10: - Govt steps up charter rewrite bid - Pacman's defeat shocks battered nation - 'GOVT TO BLAME' FOR SLUMP IN GRAFT RANKING - world's fastest men head of Bangkok to compete in RACING EXTRAVA-GANZA

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December 11: - Govt 'unaware' of Thaksin broadcast - Coalition unites over constitution rewrite- OPPOSITION CRIES FOUL OVER EX-PM ON STATE TV - AS AEC LOOMS, MPs GET TO KNOW THEIR NEIGHBOURHOOD

December 12: - PM backs referendum befor bill - Toddler, two teachers among six killed in brazen shootings - NBTC PROBING LIVE TV BROADCAST BY THAKSIN - 'UNOFFICIAL' FTI CAMP FAILS TO FIND LEADER TO REPLACE SANTI

December 13: - 1,200 South schools halt classes - Computer snags hinder 12/12/12 couples - Sitar star Shankar dies at 92 - TEACHERS WANT TO FLEE SOUTH

December 14: - Democrat duo deny murder rap - Teacher threat greets PM - BoT forecasts 4.6% growth - GOVT URGED TO EXTEND DEADLINE FOR ALIEN WORKERS - FIRST-CAR SCHEME BOON FOR THE AUTO INDUSTRY BUT BANE FOR CITY TRAFFIC - Army airship crash hurts for soldiers

December 15: - Pardon sought for trophy gaffe - Govt rejects new verification deadline call- BUSINESS WORRIED ABOUT INDIA FTA - Army blames weather for airship's 'emergency landing'

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December 16: - US mourns school shooting victims - CABINET EXPECTED TO CONFIRM CHARTER CHANGE REFEREN-DUM PLANS FOR NEW YEAR - WORLD SHOCKED AND SADDENED - Shooting suspect was 'a nerd'

December 17: - PM in Myanmar for Dawei meet - Sudarat rules out running for governor- CIVIL-SERVICE REBALANCING A MUST - TRAFFIC IN BANGKOK SET TO WORSEN IN 2014, OFFICIAL WARNS

December 18: - Govt vow to front Dawei funds - Soldiers blamed for third protest death - New PM 'won't budge' over China island row - ALL EYES ON ABE AFTER JAPAN POLL TRIUMPH - Countries want Japan in Dawei port project

December 19: - Abhisit, Suthep in DSI crosshairs - Govt cuts personal tax rates - CUT IN PERSONAL INCOME TAX DUE - Democrat Party lawyer Rames attacked

December 20: - Park wins historic poll vistory - Court to try Plodprasop in tiger export case - New dept chief opens door to compromise- MAP PLAN TO OUTLINE CROP ZONES - ROW OVER CHANGE TO HISTORIC SUPREME COURT

December 21: - PM frets over vote turnout

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- Panama the 'happiest place' to be- URGENT WAKE-UP CALL FOR KOH SAMUI - Maya people say it's only 'the end of an era'

December 22: - AoT takes flight scare flak - Pheu Thai pledges to push charter referendum - 'HUGE GAINS' IN ASEAN-INDIA FTA - GOVT SET FOR REFERENDUM ON CHARTER AMENDMENTS - A MILLION DOCOMENTS TO BE RELEASED I 2013: ASSANGE

December 23: - Migrant deal stalls as talks break down - GOVT SAYS B7BN TAX SYSTEM OVERHAUL LOSS 'ACCEPTABLE' - CHARTER 'TO BE READY IN 1-2 YEARS' - KEY PAD FIGURE BACKS SEREEPISUTH FOR CITY GOVERNER

December 24: - 'Lackey' PM risks exile - Payunsak calls special meeting to secure job - STEEPER TAX CUT NEEDED TO STOP 'BRAIN DRAIN'

December 25: - Pheu Thai Party to set charter course - Pongthep tops new cabinet richest list - PM urges calm over gang rape- UNVERIFIED MIGRANTS TO GET AN EXTENSION - Tsunami warning system finally ready, after 8 years

December 26: - Govt vows to find way in charter bid - Airplane crash-landing kills 2 - Ex-broker jailed for lese majeste posts - NEW COURT CASE OVER AIRPORT EXPANSION - PIECE-BY-PIECE CHARTER CHANGE IF REFERENDUM FAILS: PM

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- REFORM ASSEMBLY - Gloomy outlook for SET, baht in '14

December 27: - 'Spy' pair's return no closer - Yingluck tops poll as 'most constructive politician' - SINGLE-ENTRY VISA FOR THAILAND, CAMBODIA - GOVT WARNS SCAMMERS AS THAILAND IS NAMED TOP DESTINA-TION

December 28: - South post lottery draw upsets cops - Sukhumbhand to run as governor again - DSI seeks 3 for Romklao's death - PERSON OF THE YEAR

December 29: - Dems order governor to toe the line - Where East meets West- 21 MILLION TOURISTS, AND STILL COUNTING - THAI BOURSE HITS A NEW HIGH ON LAST TRADING DAY

December 30: - Somsak sees end to strife in New Year - ATTACKERS IN INDIA RAPE CASE TO FACE MURDER CHARGE - OBAMA IN BID FOR LATE DEAL ON TAXES - TRADE DEALS SET TO OPEN NEW EAR FOR ASEAN, INDIA

December 31: - PERSON of the YEAR - 5% GROWTH EXPECTED IN THE YEAR AHEAD: PM - Temple across the country prepare to see in 2013 with chanting, meditation

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