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  NACC ruling on Yingluck in May

  18 Apr 2014 : The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) is expected to rule early next month on Yingluck Shinawatra's involvement in the rice-pledging programme, a spokesman said on Friday.
  

• Wanted militant, son slain in Yala

  18 Apr 2014 : A wanted insurgent and his 6-year-old son have been shot dead in Yala, police said on Friday.
  

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  Monument builder looks abroad

  18 Apr 2014 : Bangkok’s Democracy Monument was erected to commemorate the 1932 coup that ended Thailand’s seven-century reign of kings, and became a rallying point last year for protesters seeking to oust the government. Now, the landmark’s builder is going abroad for the first time in its 84-year history as political instability saps demand at home.
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  Body Slam drummer arrested

  18 Apr 2014 : Thai rock band Body Slam’s drummer was arrested on Friday on a charge of intrusion into a woman's room at a condominium where he lives in Vatcharaphol area of Kannayao district.
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  Court rejects Jatuporn, Nattawut plea

  18 Apr 2014 : The Criminal Court on Friday rejected a request by two red-shirt leaders for a delay in the hearing on whether to continue or cancel their bail on charges of rebellion arising from the 2010 violence.

• Songkran toll: 322 killed, 3,225 injured

  18 Apr 2014 : Forty-three people were killed and 299 injured in 238 accidents on Thursday, the last of the "seven dangerous days" (April 11-17) of the Songkran festival, the Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department reported on Friday.

• Parents cite daughter for lese majeste

  18 Apr 2014 : The parents of a Thai-born woman who is now settled in the United Kingdom have asked the police to take legal action against her for lese majeste.
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  Bangkok hotel owner in US scandal

  18 Apr 2014 : NEW YORK - A hotel executive and Democratic fundraiser pleaded guilty Thursday to witness tampering and conspiracy to evade campaign finance laws.

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  Exceptional student scores spark Ovec investigation

  18 Apr 2014 : The Office of the Vocational Education Commission (Ovec) has launched an investigation after finding that an unusually high number of students in almost 40 vocational colleges had excelled in many subjects.

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  Phuket journalists indicted on libel rap

  18 Apr 2014 : PHUKET: Two journalists charged with defaming the Royal Thai Navy in an online news report about the trafficking of refugees from Myanmar were indicted yesterday, amid concerns over press freedom.