| Probe into DSI 'lobbying' |
| Justice Minister Pirapan Salirathavibhaga yesterday ordered a probe into alleged lobbying by a Department of Special Investigation (DSI) investigator to help suspects in the Best 59 pyramid scheme involving Poodang Kitozan products. |
| 'Insurgent' nabbed |
| A Runda Kumpalan Kecil (RKK) insurgent suspect was apprehended yesterday while crossing from Malaysia to Narathiwat's Sungai Kolok district in a reported attempt to instigate violence during the upcoming Islam festival Hari Raya. |
| Drug dealers' cars |
| The Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) yesterday opened bids for 14 "super" cars worth more than Bt80 million, which were seized from the Narathiwat brothers Humdam and Usman Salaemang's drug trafficking network that used a second-hand car-dealership as a cover for illegal business.
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| Media caravan crash |
| MAE HONG SON - A tractor that was part of a caravan led by deputy government spokesman Marut Massayawanit, media members and officials overturned yesterday while running down a slippery road during the group's visit to Pai River basin Development Centre. |
| Plenty of opportunities for PM to talk with Hun Sen this year |
| The leaders of Thailand and Cambodia will have a private meeting in New York when they attend the second Asean-US Leaders' summit later this month.
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| Ship carrying oil goes down off Chalong Bay |
| A ship transporting 40,000 litres of diesel oil yesterday sank some 10 nautical miles off Phuket's Chalong Bay amid heavy rain and four-metre-high waves but crew members were saved by another ship sailing beside it. The scene remained inaccessible at press time due to the rough seas and weather. |
| Storms ravage many areas in Lop Buri and the Northeast |
| Section of Ratchasima-Chok Chai Rd bulldozed to release water |
| Probe into DSI 'lobbying' |
| Justice Minister Pirapan Salirathavibhaga yesterday ordered a probe into alleged lobbying by a Department of Special Investigation (DSI) investigator to help suspects in the Best 59 pyramid scheme involving Poodang Kitozan products. |
| Abhisit, Hun Sen to meet in New York |
| Leaders of Thailand and Cambodia will have a four-eye in New York when they attend the second Asean-US Leader Meeting later this month.
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| Saudi arabia regrets suspect's promotion |
| The Saudi Arabian Embassy yesterday said it "deeply regrets" the government's decision to promote a suspect indicted in connection with the disappearance of a highprofile Saudi businessman to the rank of assistant national police chief.
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| Gunfight kills two |
| A fierce gunfight erupted in Yala yesterday morning during a police raid for the arrest of a wanted suspect. Two people were killed in the battle.
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| Six charged in US largest human trafficking |
| The US Justice Department on Thursday indicted six people for luring 400 Thais to the United States and conspiring to force them into working as farm labourers, LA Times online reported.
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| Pleas to extend Lin Ping's stay |
| During his visit to Shanghai tomorrow, Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva will be urged to speak to relevant Chinese authorities and negotiate for an extension of Lin Ping's stint in Thailand.
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| Govt to build 190 'Monkey Cheeks' |
| A total of 190 water reservoirs based on royally-initiated "Monkeys Cheeks" mechanism will be built across the country to ease flooding problem and help with existing irrigation projects, Deputy Prime Minister Sanan Kachornprasart said yesterday.
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| 6 more suspects in brawl |
| Arrest warrants are being sought for six other suspects believed to have been involved in a brawl between students in Bangkok's Min Buri district that killed a nineyearold schoolboy, police said.
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| Si Sa Ket's Kitibhum honoured |
| With his strong determination to help poor people in rural area, Dr Kitibhum Juthasmith from Si Sa Ket has been named the outstanding rural doctor of the year.
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| Security set to be beefed up |
| 464 spots in Bangkok to be put under tighter surveillances: CRES |
| DSI to probe graft over Best 59 case |
| A Department of Special Investigation official has been subject to a criminal investigation following an allegation that he took bribes from a suspect involved in a pyramid scheme, a senior DSI official said yesterday.
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| Thailand's Lin Ping plea to China |
| Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva will be asked to talk to China during his visit to Shanghai city tomorow to extend stay of Lin Ping, a panda cub.
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| Six charged in largest US human trafficking case |
| The US Justice Department on Thursday announced indictments against six people for luring 400 Thais to the United States and conspiring to force them into working as farm laborers, LA Times online reported. |