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Thai police arrest Bangkok Bank bomb suspect, investigates stolen army weapons case

08.03.2010
Thai police arrest Bangkok Bank bomb suspect, investigates stolen army weapons case

Thai police have arrested a man in connection with bomb attacks at four branches of Bangkok Bank in the capital on February 27, and two anti-government protesters.

Somali pirates free Thai fishing boat for $3 million ransom

Somali pirates released a Thai fishing vessel, they had held for more than four months, after a ransom of $3 million (97.9 million baht) was paid.

World's first male elephant twins born in Thailand

The world's first male elephant twins were born in the northeastern Thai province of Surin on Saturday.

Thai anti-corruption commission: Thaksin fails to declare Shin Corp shares

Former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra failed to report his ownership of Shin Corp shares in his assets declarations, when he held political office, according to a National Anti-Corruption Commission inquiry panel.

Finance Minister: Thai Supreme Court should have seized all of Thaksin's fortune

In comments on his Facebook page, Thailand's Finance Minister Korn Chatikavanij took aim at Friday's Supreme Court decision confiscating Bt46 billion of a total of Bt76 billion in frozen assets of fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra.

81 students, including 51 Thai nationals, arrested in Florida for student visa fraud

A Florida language school helped foreign nationals illegally obtain student visas without ever attending classes. F1 visa requirements stipulate full-time study, according to the laws enacted after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

Thai Visa Fee Waiver, Other Stimulus Measures Extended To Boost Tourism

Thailand's cabinet extended a stimulus package for the tourism industry for another year as proposed by the Ministry of Tourism and Sports with the aim to persuade more tourists to visit the kingdom.

Puea Thai Party to Help Red Shirts Coordinating Million-Man March

Thailand's Puea Thai Party is planning to assist the red-shirted movement of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) to better organise their mass demonstration, dubbed as "Million-Man March", to be held on March 14 in Bangkok.

Chile earthquake death toll rises to 708; Scientists defend false tsunami alarm

Densely populated parts of Chile remained without water service and electricity Sunday night because of Saturday's 8.8-magnitude earthquake. The death count from the quake doubled on Sunday from a day earlier, to 708 deaths.


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