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  Consumer confidence up in June

  03 Jul 2014 : The consumer confidence index rose to 75.1 in June, the highest in eight months, the Thai Chamber of Commerce reported on Thursday.
  

• Free entry at seven zoos on July 11

  03 Jul 2014 : Entry to seven zoos will be free of charge on July 11, Asanha Bucha Day, Weerawat Yomchinda, a board member of the Zoologogical Park Organisation of Thailand, said on Thursday.
  

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• Jail for ex-major in drug case upheld

  03 Jul 2014 : The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld jail sentences handed down by the Appeals Court on a former army officer attached to the Supreme Command and two other men found guilty in a drug case.

• Gunmen fire on Narathiwat school

  03 Jul 2014 : Gunmen opened fire at police guarding students and teachers during the morning national anthem at a school in the southern border province of Narathiwat on Thursday morning. Fortunately, no one was injured.

• Big fire guts Udon supermarket

  03 Jul 2014 : A major fire destroyed a supermarket in the heart of the provincial capital of Udon Thani early Thursday, causing about 100 million baht damage, police said. No casualties were reported.
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  Police station growing food, raising fish

  03 Jul 2014 : UBON RATCHATHANI - Police in Sawang Wirawong district are growing rice and vegetables and raising fish on land inside the station compound in line with the Sufficiency Economy philosophy developed by His Majesty the King.
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  Smuggled cars put up for auction

  03 Jul 2014 : The Customs Department organised an auction of 355 seized smuggled cars at its headquarters in Bangkok on Thursday and expected to raise more than 600 million baht for government coffers.

• ‘True public voice’ needed in parliament

  03 Jul 2014 : Parliamentary reform that can hold politicians accountable will be the backbone of all future reforms because a better democracy cannot be achieved unless politicians fully represent the interests of the people, legal expert Bavornsak Uvanno said.
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  Customs nabs man with B16m gold bars

  03 Jul 2014 : A South Korean man has been nabbed for allegedly trying to smuggle 12 kilogrammes of gold worth 16 million baht out of Thailand, authorities said yesterday.

• Wildlife group slams rampant ivory trade

  03 Jul 2014 : A wildlife trade monitoring network, Traffic, has accused Thailand of encouraging the massive slaughter of elephants in Africa by failing to control the domestic ivory market.

• education

  Feedback sought on reforms

  03 Jul 2014 : The Education Ministry will launch a campaign this month to solicit public opinions to chart its plans for education reform in line with the junta’s national reform policy.
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  Narcotics

  Drugs fight deadline looms

  03 Jul 2014 : Authorities are racing against time to respond to the military government's calls to tackle drug problems by focusing on preventive measures and rehabilitation of several thousand drug addicts.