Two Sought for Murder Attempt Arrest warrants have been issued by Thai Police for a soldier and a policeman alleged to have involvement in the attempted murder of People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) leader Sondhi Limthongkul. A Thai Criminal Court handed down the warrants Tuesday at the request of police detectives, according to police sources. [...]
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Two Sought for Murder Attempt
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“Five Measures, Six Months” Gets More Months
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“Five Measures, Six Months” Gets More Months The Prime minister’s cabinet meeting on Tuesday granted the Finance Ministry’s scheme to lengthen five economic steps currently in place, aimed at reducing the Thai people’s economic hardship for the next six months. The addition of more time to the relief measures for Thailand’s low-income workers was recommended [...]
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Burma Claims to be Considering Amnesty
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Burma Claims to be Considering Amnesty The Government of Burma is preparing to grant amnesty to political prisoners on humanitarian grounds so they can participate next year’s general elections, according to the country’s UN ambassador said Monday. “At the request of the (UN) Secretary General (Ban Ki-moon), the Burma government is processing to grant amnesty [...]
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Thaksin’s Narrow Escape Confirmed
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Thaksin’s Narrow Escape Confirmed As reported Monday, former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra actually did spend one night in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, according to his legal adviser Noppadon Pattama. On Tuesday, Mr Noppadon said Thaksin has told him that his private plane landed at Kuala Lumpur only to refuel and that he departed for Fiji on [...]
