PHUKET: Jaruwan Wathanapumchoo and her brother Prasit yesterday publicly refuted all allegations that they were in any way involved in the trafficking of elephant meat to Phuket to serve as “exotic food” in selected restaurants.
The public joint-statement, made at a press conference at Phuket Provincial Hall yesterday, follows allegations of elephant meat trading made against them by two national newspapers.
According to Ms Jaruwan, both the Daily News and Thai Rath Today published articles stating that their vehicle, black Phuket-registered Suzuki Vitara, was involved in the transportation of elephant meat from Kaeng Krachan in Phetchburi province to restaurants in Phuket.
Source: | 28 January 2012, 3:38 pm
PHUKET: Couples wanting to tie the knot in Phuket on Valentine’s Day might consider taking part in a mass wedding ceremony to be staged at Laem Phromthep in Rawai next month.
The organizers are seeking 108 Thai and foreign couples to take part in the event, which is intended to promote Phuket as a wedding and honeymoon vacation destination.
The event is being organized by the Suanluang Inter Wedding Company, which hopes to sign up 108 couples in time for the event.
Source: | 28 January 2012, 3:38 pm
PHUKET: A new management team has expressed interest in taking over the rights to manage FC Phuket football side.
FC Phuket executives
Source: | 28 January 2012, 3:38 pm
PHUKET: A man shot three times in the abdomen yesterday said a sacred talisman prevented the projectiles from breaking his skin, but police think it was because they were fired by a slingshot -- not a gun.
Chalong Police Officer duty officer Atthawat Suwanarat received a report of the shooting at 5:30pm.
Prepared for the worst, he rushed to the scene with other officers and members of the Phuket Provincial Administration Organization (OrBorJor) Tourist Rescue Center.
Source: | 28 January 2012, 3:38 pm
PHUKET: The annual Phuket Old Town Festival starts today, marking three days celebrating the town’s historical origins, unique ethnic mix and blend of cultures.
With Queen Sirikit Park as its focal point, the festivities are held along Thalang Road, Soi Rommanee and Krabi Road – the heart of the Phuket Old Town area.
The streets will be blocked off to traffic from 3pm to midnight so that people can walk around in the old town and enjoy the activities.
Source: | 28 January 2012, 3:38 pm
The Thai Night at World Economic Forum in Davos was well attended by global corporate leaders.
Source: | 28 January 2012, 2:54 pm
Woman can be a strong symbol for non-violence and will play a role in bringing political reconciliation in Thailand, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra told a gathering at the World Economic Forum.
Source: | 28 January 2012, 11:34 am
Leander Paes and Radek Stepanek denied the Bryan brothers a record 12th men's grand slam doubles title on Saturday as they beat the American top seeds in straight sets in the Australian Open final.
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Source: | 28 January 2012, 7:32 am
The Metropolitan Police Bureau deputy chief has denied MP Chuwit Kamolvisit’s allegation that a large casino would open in central Bangkok on Thursday and Friday this week.
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Source: | 28 January 2012, 7:21 am
Helping flood-hit people and delivering on promises of wage increases top the list of the 10 priorities for the reshuffled cabinet of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, a survey shows.
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Source: | 28 January 2012, 4:28 am
The Pheu Thai Party is gearing up for an election to choose a new Bangkok governor, possibly by the end of this year, if MR Sukhumbhand Paribatra steps down early, says deputy party spokesman Jirayu Huangsap.
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Source: | 28 January 2012, 2:02 am
The Pheu Thai Party is gearing up for a Bangkok governor election expected to come by the end of this year following an early resignation from the post of MR Sukhumbhand Paribatra, party deputy spokeksman Jirayu Huangsap said on Saturday.
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Source: | 28 January 2012, 2:02 am
A large casino will open in the heart of Bangkok on Thursday and Friday of this week, according to MP Chuwit Kamolvisit.
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Source: | 28 January 2012, 1:10 am
A large casino will be opened in the heart of Bangkok on Feb 2-3, Rak Prathet Thai Party MP Chuwit Kamolvisit said on Saturday.
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Source: | 28 January 2012, 1:10 am
Four countries, including Israel, have withdrawn their travel advisories warning their citizens of possible terrorist attacks in Bangkok, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said.
Source: | 28 January 2012, 1:00 am
Bangkok police have put in place tough measures to prevent fighting among students, including identifying individual violence-prone students and getting teachers to act as the "eyes and ears" for the police, while Education Minister Suchart Thadathamrongwet suggested high-risk students be encouraged to practise their religious faith to become better people.
Source: | 28 January 2012, 1:00 am
Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yubamrung plans to propose a budget to build a prison specially for drug convicts in Si Khiu district of Nakhon Ratchasima province.
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Source: | 28 January 2012, 12:05 am
Victoria Azarenka won her first grand slam title and became the new world number one when she thrashed a disappointing Maria Sharapova in the Australian Open final on Saturday.
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Source: | 27 January 2012, 9:32 pm
Victoria Azarenka won her first grand slam title and became the new world number one when she thrashed a disappointing Maria Sharapova in the Australian Open final on Saturday.
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Source: | 27 January 2012, 9:32 pm
The Gold Traders Association this morning announced the buying price at 25,029.16 baht per baht-weight for gold ornaments and 25,400 baht per baht-weight for gold bar.
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Source: | 27 January 2012, 9:07 pm
Harry Redknapp was back in the dugout to see his Tottenham Hotspur side beat Watford 1-0 at Vicarage Road and claim a place in the fifth round of the FA Cup.
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Source: | 27 January 2012, 4:08 pm
PHUKET: A Phuket Airport employee returning home from work was seriously injured when her motorbike was hit by a passenger van full of tourists returning from a trip to Phang Nga yesterday afternoon.
Thalang Police were notified of the accident at 3:35pm.
Arriving at the scene, the
Source: | 27 January 2012, 3:38 pm
PHUKET: Chalong Police are trying to identify the badly decomposed body of a man discovered offshore at a popular Phuket dive site this afternoon.
The police were informed of the discovery at about 4:30pm, duty officer Atthawat Suwanarat told the Phuket Gazette.
The crew of a fishing boat discovered the body floating face down about 20 meters offshore from Koh Hei, also known as “Coral Island”, and reported it to authorities.
Source: | 27 January 2012, 3:38 pm
PHUKET: Officials in Phuket are stepping in to stave off a potentially lethal situation brewing over three unregistered jet-skis being rented out to tourists at Bang Tao Beach, on Phuket’s west coast.
Adding to the fury of the other jet-ski operators at the popular tourist beach, all of whom are members of the “Phuket Jet-ski Club”, is the claim that the new jet-skis for hire are run by a foreigner using a Thai as a front man.
“We need the relevant officials to solve this problem soon.
Source: | 27 January 2012, 3:38 pm
PHUKET: The Phuket “9 Temples Tour” began today as a way to round out the Chinese New Year festivities and to usher in the Phuket Old Town Festival, which gets underway on Sunday.
The tour departs the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) Phuket office on Thalang Road in Phuket Town each day at 9:30am and 10:30am, taking visitors to nine Chinese Shrines in and around Phuket Town on board a Phuket-style Poh Thong bus.
The tour, costing 199 baht per person, visits the following shrines:
1.
Source: | 27 January 2012, 3:38 pm
PHUKET: The Rotary Club of Patong Beach will assist a mother and 16-year-old daughter left homeless after a
Source: | 27 January 2012, 3:38 pm
PHUKET: A Phuket expat who lost his dog at Nai Harn Beach last Sunday has raised concerns over dog-snatching at the popular tourist area.
Frank Lamine wrote to the Phuket Gazette earlier today reporting that he had heard of one local dog owner paying 3,000 baht to get his dog back.
Mr Lamine lost his 10-year-old white Maltese terrier “Micky” at the beach last Sunday.
Source: | 27 January 2012, 3:38 pm
PHUKET: Despite traffic chaos, Phuket residents have been flocking to the annual Chalong Temple Fair that runs through to Sunday.
The vibrant fair each year attracts thousands of visitors who come to sample the wide range of food, browse the market stalls and enjoy the variety of activities on offer.
Source: | 27 January 2012, 3:38 pm
Democrat Party deputy spokesperson Jitphat Piromphakdee on Friday called on Thais to rally to pledge loyalty to His Majesty the King and to oppose amendment to the lese-majesty law.
Source: | 27 January 2012, 3:31 pm
Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra is to attend the 42nd annual World Economic Forum (WEF) on Friday in Davos, Switzerland and will take the opportunity to regain the confidence of leaders and investors in Thailand after last year's flood crisis.
Source: | 27 January 2012, 3:26 pm
Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra is to attend the 42nd annual World Economic Forum (WEF) on Friday in Davos, Switzerland and will take the opportunity to regain the confidence of leaders and investors in Thailand after last year's flood crisis.
Source: | 27 January 2012, 2:57 pm
Democrat Party deputy spokesperson Jitphat Piromphakdee Friday called on Thais to rally to pledge loyalty to His Majesty the King and to opposed amendment to lese-majesty law.
Source: | 27 January 2012, 2:37 pm
Thailand will be among 27 countries to join the World Trade Organisation (WTO)Informal Ministerial Gathering at Davos, Switzerland, on Jan 28.
Source: | 27 January 2012, 1:11 pm
Thailand will be among 27 countries joining the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Informal Ministerial Gathering at Davos, Switzerland, on January 28.
Source: | 27 January 2012, 1:10 pm
A group of senators will file a court challenge against the government's transfer of financial crisis bailout debt to the Financial Institutions Development Fund next week.
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Source: | 27 January 2012, 11:00 am
Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister Theera Wongsamut has played down public fears over high water levels in the country's major dams, promising they will be below 50% of capacity by May 1.
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Source: | 27 January 2012, 11:00 am
Two stateless children, their mother and another member of their family were released yesterday after 20 months in detention in a landmark case.
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Source: | 27 January 2012, 11:00 am
The Nitirat group remained defiant in the face of heavy criticism yesterday over its campaign to amend Section 112 of the Criminal Code, commonly known as the lese majeste law.
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Source: | 27 January 2012, 11:00 am
Defending champion Novak Djokovic was forced to dig deeply Friday to see off Britain's Andy Murray in a thrilling five-set semi-final at the Australian Open.
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Source: | 27 January 2012, 8:23 am
Defending champion Novak Djokovic was forced to dig deeply Friday to see off Britain's Andy Murray in a thrilling five-set semi-final at the Australian Open.
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Source: | 27 January 2012, 8:23 am
The Central Administrative Court on Friday rejected a petition filed by a yellow-shirt splinter group seeking to stop the government from withdrawing Thai troops from the disputed areas around the Preah Vihear temple.
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Source: | 27 January 2012, 8:03 am
Four countries have revoked their travel warnings for Thailand, issued earlier this month amid fears of a possible terrorist attack, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Friday.
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Source: | 27 January 2012, 6:08 am
The Stock Exchange of Thailand main index went up 7.75 points or 0.73% to close at 1,076.29 points at the end of trading session on Friday Afternoon. The trade value was 27.73 billion baht, with 3.87 billion shares traded.
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Source: | 27 January 2012, 4:02 am
Ousted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra will file a libel lawsuit against Democrat Party spokesman Chavanond Intarakomalyasut for accusing him of defaming the monarchy, Thaksin’s local legal adviser Noppadon Pattama said on Friday.
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Source: | 27 January 2012, 4:00 am
A suicide bomber set off an explosives-packed car outside a Baghdad hospital on Friday, killing 31 people in the capital's deadliest day in a month, amid a political crisis that has stoked tensions.
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Source: | 27 January 2012, 3:32 am
A suicide bomber set off an explosives-packed car outside a Baghdad hospital on Friday, killing 31 people in the capital's deadliest day in a month, amid a political crisis that has stoked tensions.
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Source: | 27 January 2012, 3:32 am
A suicide bomber set off an explosives-packed car outside a Baghdad hospital on Friday, killing 28 people in the capital's deadliest day in a month, amid a political crisis that has stoked tensions.
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Source: | 27 January 2012, 3:32 am
A car bomb near a funeral procession outside a hospital in east Baghdad on Friday killed 28 people, the capital's deadliest day in a month, amid a political standoff that has stoked sectarian tensions.
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Source: | 27 January 2012, 3:32 am
The PTT labour union will send a letter asking the finanace minister to reconsider the PTT privatisation plan, as a survey shows at least half the people believe there's probably a hidden political agenda in the government's decision.
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Source: | 27 January 2012, 3:25 am
The manufacturer production index (MPI) for December 2011 stood at 139.78, down 25.8 per cent on December 2010 due to the impact of the recent great flood, Apiwat Assamaporn, deputy director of the Office of Industrial Economics, said on Friday.
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Source: | 27 January 2012, 2:32 am
A passenger van ran into the back of a pickup truck in Suphan Buri on Friday morning, killing four people, including a nine-month-old girl and a 10-year-old boy, police said.
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Source: | 27 January 2012, 2:21 am
The death toll from a passenger van crash in Suphan Buri has increased to four, reports said Friday afternoon.
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Source: | 27 January 2012, 2:21 am
Representatives of the PTT labour union and State Enterprises Labour Confederation of Thailand will next week submit a letter expressing opposition to the plan to privatise PTT Plc to Finance Minister Kittiratt Na-Ranong, PTT union chairwoman Absorn Krisanasamith said.
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Source: | 27 January 2012, 1:43 am
Natural Resources and Environment Minister Preecha Rengsomboonsuk has vowed to solve within a year issues related to Thailand's elephants.
Source: | 27 January 2012, 1:00 am
Metropolitan Police Commissioner LtGeneral Winai Thongsong yesterday ordered police to investigate the 22 gambling dens or footballbetting franchises that outspoken MP Chuwit Kamolvisit claimed had been operating in Bangkok City with police protection.
Source: | 27 January 2012, 1:00 am
A brawl among vocational school students near the Pattanakarn intersection in Bangkok's Suan Luang district yesterday morning resulted in four people getting injured, police said.
Source: | 27 January 2012, 1:00 am
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Twitter said it now has the ability to block tweets from appearing in a specific country if legally required to do so.
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Source: | 27 January 2012, 12:18 am
The Nitirat group comes under heavy fire for its controversial proposals regarding the monarchy, as moves to amend or rewrite the charter gained added momentum. Meanwhile, a confrontation is looming between the City Hall and the government over flood prevention - amid predictions of another flood crisis this year.
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Source: | 26 January 2012, 11:21 pm
The ruling Pheu Thai Party insisted Thursday that it had no plans to seek the amendment of Article 112 of the Penal Code, which is related to lese majeste.
Source: | 26 January 2012, 5:54 pm
Bank of Thailand Chairman MR Chatu Mongol Sonakul expressed his concern over the poor allocation of resources in the Thai banking industry, in light of the bigger size of state-owned banks.
Source: | 26 January 2012, 4:27 pm
PHUKET: An unidentified man was found strangled in a hilly area near Freedom Beach in Phuket yesterday afternoon. Police believe he took his own life by hanging.
Chalong Duty Officer Capt Nitikorn Rawang received a report about the body at about 5pm.
Source: | 26 January 2012, 3:38 pm
PHUKET: A young Cambodian man who was shot in the chest and claims to have been tossed into the ocean afterwards, is being treated at Vachira Phuket Hospital.
Doctors are unable to identify him or contact family members due to a language barrier.
A source visiting the hospital yesterday told the Phuket Gazette that the the man was a 23-year-old fisherman, and was shot aboard a fishing trawler before being thrown into the sea, where he was left to die.
Source: | 26 January 2012, 3:38 pm
PHUKET: A team of officers from Phuket’s Khao Phra Thaeo Wildlife Sanctuary in Thalang today collected 10 different types of spiders from around the home of Wanchai Wonglakorn, who
Source: | 26 January 2012, 3:38 pm
India and Thailand hope to sign a comprehensive free trade pact by mid2012, according to a joint statement issued after talks between the prime ministers of the two countries in New Delhi Wednesday.
Source: | 26 January 2012, 3:28 pm
A Democrat Party MP Thursday submitted an interpolation asking Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to clarify the appointment of Nalinee Taveesin as a PM's Office Minister.
Source: | 26 January 2012, 2:18 pm
Vientiane - The central bank of Laos will next month issue new 100,000-kip (12-dollar) banknotes to encourage people to use the national currency instead of US dollars and Thai baht, news reports said Thursday.
Source: | 26 January 2012, 1:17 pm
An army major suspected of involvement in a billion-baht drug case has been arrested while a warrant was issued for one of his subordinates.
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Source: | 26 January 2012, 11:00 am
Interior Minister Yongyuth Wichaidit yesterday threatened to remove Bangkok Governor Sukhumbhand Paribatra if he fails to cooperate with the government in dealing with the potential flood threat this year.
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Source: | 26 January 2012, 11:00 am
Can Muslim governments free themselves from their countries' powerful militaries and establish civilian control comparable to that found in liberal democracies? This question is now paramount in countries as disparate as Egypt, Pakistan, and Turkey.
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Source: | 26 January 2012, 11:00 am
From pop star to fiery protest leader and probably best remembered for escaping the clutches of the police by climbing down a length of rope from a hotel balcony, Arisman Pongruangrong now walks calmly in his new role as a Buddhist monk.
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Source: | 26 January 2012, 11:00 am
A proposal by a group of Thammasat law lecturers to devise a new political order has unified political camps that are normally at each other's throats.
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Source: | 26 January 2012, 11:00 am
The government is considering whether to double to 1 trillion baht the maximum coverage of a proposed insurance fund for losses from natural catastrophes.
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Source: | 26 January 2012, 11:00 am
Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra was guest of honour on Thursday at India's 63rd Republic Day celebrations, an annual display of the country's military might held amid tight security.
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Source: | 26 January 2012, 3:51 am
The Thai Labour Solidarity Committee plans mass gatherings of workers throughout the country to pressure the government to immediately raise the daily minimum wage to 300 baht nationwide, TLSC chairman Chalee Loysoong said on Thursday.
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Source: | 26 January 2012, 3:07 am
A group of politicians and members of an old power clique have set up a fund of almost three billion baht to ignite a workers' movement to overthrow the government, Pheu Thai spokesman Prompong Nopparit claimed on Thursday.
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Source: | 26 January 2012, 1:32 am
A group of politicians and members of an old power clique have set up a fund of almost three billion baht to ignite a workers' movement to overthrow the government, Pheu Thai spokesman Prompong Nopparit claimed on Thursday.
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Source: | 26 January 2012, 1:32 am
The Nitirat scholars have made no secret of their opposition to the lese majeste law, but their latest proposal regarding the highest institution has overstepped the line and provoked uproar among the military and within pro-monarchy academia.
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Source: | 26 January 2012, 1:11 am
The Nitirat scholars have made no secret of their opposition to the lese majeste law, but their latest proposal regarding the highest institution has overstepped the line and provoked uproar among the military and within pro-monarchy academia.
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Source: | 26 January 2012, 1:11 am
Canal-dwellers anger at plans to evict them to flood-proof Bangkok
Source: | 25 January 2012, 7:44 pm
Bank of Thailand's decision to cut the policy rate today indicates growing concerns over the global economy.
Source: | 25 January 2012, 6:32 pm
The beauty of Thailand, for some, is that one can enter and exit the country almost as easily as walking in and out of a 7-Eleven.
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Source: | 25 January 2012, 11:00 am
Law professors who demand amendments to the lese majeste law must realise the great contribution which the royal institution has made to the country and learn to help their motherland, army chief Prayuth Chan-ocha says.
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Source: | 25 January 2012, 11:00 am
Police have arrested a major drug suspect whom they say admitted to acting as a drug courier for a senior military officer in Phitsanulok.
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Source: | 25 January 2012, 11:00 am
The annual Chinese New Year celebrations in downtown Suphan Buri, including spectacular fireworks displays, have given residents reasons to be nervous.
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Source: | 25 January 2012, 11:00 am
The central bank has again cut the key policy rate to 3.00%, as the Energy Ministry might allow the diesel price to rise above 30 baht a litre.
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Source: | 25 January 2012, 2:48 am
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