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National

A THAI Airways flight from Bangkok landed safely in Los Angeles following a bomb threat.

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Eleven Southeast Asian countries yesterday adopted the Bangkok Declaration on Urbanisation and Health to ensure planning that would both improve public health and reduce inequality among city dwellers, Public Health Minister Jurin Laksanawisit said.

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All 365 schools across the southernmost province of Narathiwat will close for three days from today, as teachers demand that Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva pay more attention to the violence in the deep South following the fatal shooting of two of their colleagues yesterday.

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Cabinet nod for anti-brawling measures

by THMNews on September 8, 2010

Chinnaworn denies proposing deep South bootcamp idea
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Map Ta Phut residents call on Senate to intervene

by THMNews on September 8, 2010

The Network of Eastern Residents yesterday urged the Senate to intervene and get the government to review its declaration that there were just 11 industrial activities that could have serious impacts on public health and environment.

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Wanted: reliable police good at suppressing crime

by THMNews on September 8, 2010

The new national police chief Pol General Wichean Potephosree issued a four-point policy statement yesterday, that included a promonarchy stance, in his inauguration ceremony at the Royal Thai Police compound.

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Car kills policeman at checkpoint, student charged

by THMNews on September 8, 2010

A university student from Thai Chamber of Commerce University allegedly killed a policeman at a checkpoint in Bangkok’s Taling Chan district early yesterday and was initially charged with reckless driving causing death and property damage.

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Another arrest in party HQ bombing

by THMNews on September 8, 2010

The Department of Special Investment (DSI) yesterday detained 39yearold Suriya Bhumwong as the latest suspect arrested following the bomb attack on Bhum Jai Thai Party headquarters on June 22. Suriya is being held under the first 12day detention period provision.

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Disaster relief requests often fraudulent

by THMNews on September 8, 2010

Random checks by state officials have found most applications for natural disaster relief appeared to be fraudulent.

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Local bandage cheaper, more effective

by THMNews on September 8, 2010

A Chulalongkorn University researcher has developed a local version of a patch for wounddressing made of silk protein sericin, which also promotes collagen production for the wound healing process.

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