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1. Thai-Cambodian Joint Trade Committee agrees to set up special economic border zone, aiming to increase border trade volume by 30% annually
   Thai-Cambodian Joint Trade Committee agrees to set up special economic border zone, aiming to increase border trade volume by 30% annually
2. Cabinet approves Bt33 billion investment for development of 8 central provinces, supports development projects, linking to Myanmar’s Dawei
   Cabinet approves Bt33 billion investment for development of 8 central provinces, supports development projects, linking to Myanmar’s Dawei
3. Thaksin: Put unity before justice – Bangkok Post
   Thaksin: Put unity before justiceBangkok PostFormer premier Thaksin Shinawatra yesterday urged a crowd of 45000 red shirts to set aside their anger and frustration about social and legal injustices in the name of national reconciliation. KEEP THE FAITH: Thaksin Shinawatra talks to his supporters ...and more
4. Minor quake hits Chiang Mai – Bangkok Post
   Minor quake hits Chiang MaiBangkok PostA minor earthquake measuring 2.5 on the Richter scale with the epicentre in Phrao district was felt in Chiang Mai at 00.53am on Sunday, the Meteorological Department said. Earlier on May 18, a quake with a magnitude of 1.7, with the epicentre in Sansai ...and more
5. Chalerm: Reconciliation bill needed – Bangkok Post
   Chalerm: Reconciliation bill neededBangkok PostDeputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yubamrung on Sunday insisted he would forward a draft reconciliation bill to the House of Representatives for deliberation at the right time. Mr Chalerm was responding to former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra's call in ...
6. PTT to lead reduction of all types of refined oil prices by Bt0.30/litre, E20 to lower Bt0.50/litre, effective Monday
   PTT to lead reduction of all types of refined oil prices by Bt0.30/litre, E20 to lower Bt0.50/litre, effective Monday
7. Cabinet mulls projects to develop Thailand’s western province
   KANCHANABURI, May 20 – An on-site upcountry Cabinet meeting on Sunday pondered many projects intended to develop the economy and support the future growth of the western province of Kanchanaburi, bordering neighbouring Myanmar.
8. Poll: Thaksin most favourite of 111 – Bangkok Post
   Poll: Thaksin most favourite of 111Bangkok PostFormer prime minister Thaksin Shinawara is the most favoured of all 111 former Thai Rak Thai executives due to end their five-year political ban on May 30, according to Suan Dusit Poll. The poll was conducted between May 12-19 on 2592 people throughout ...
9. Mobile cabinet meeting in Kanchanaburi mulls economic development projects involving Myanmar including construction of new motorway to Kanchanaburi
   Mobile cabinet meeting in Kanchanaburi mulls economic development projects involving Myanmar including construction of new motorway to Kanchanaburi
10. Pattaya Mother & Daughter Beggar Duo Arrested on Walking Street
    CWCP Police 2 arrested a drunken mother who was begging with her 8-years-old daughter who sat on mat with a puppy on Pattaya walking street. The mother claimed that she didn’t force her daughter to beg but the daughter didn’t want go to school. She begged because she needed money to feed their dogs and cats.
11. Mayor joins BCCT dinner at Amari Orchid
    Pattaya Mayor Itthipol Khunplome (sitting third from right) is guest speaker at a dinner meeting of the British Chamber of Commerce Thailand (BCCT). Seen sitting are Simon Landy (fourth from left), BCCT chairman, and David Cumming (third from left), general manager of Amari Orchid Pattaya.
12. Concern over drop in enrolments for agriculture
    Fewer students have enrolled in agricultural fields over the past few years - and the drop in enrolments in such fields could cause Thailand to fall behind other countries, an academic said recently.
13. Red shirts call for justice
    Leaders mark 2010 crackdown; voice upset at govt inaction; Ratchaprasong crowd estimated at tens of thousands; CentralWorld, Gaysorn forced to close
14. Straight from the heart
    When cardiologist Dr Arintaya Phrommintikul is not teaching or tending to patients, she's busy looking for more ways to save lives
15. Three red groups compete for allegiance from villages
    Red shirts yesterday revisited what many consider to be a shrine or a sanctuary.
16. Parents, teachers give O-Net low marks
    Parents and teachers are split over whether the Office of the Basic Education Commission (OBEC) should provide the Ordinary National Educational Test (O-Net) to grade 6, 9 and 12 students as a condition for their exit exam results - and as a qualification to enter new schools.
17. Dial ‘C’ for chalerm, Let’s face it, Sex sells – Bangkok Post
    Bangkok PostDial 'C' for chalerm, Let's face it, Sex sellsBangkok PostHelp is just a phone call away for outspoken actress Bongkoj ''Tak'' Kongmalai, as she contemplates her safety at the hands of her red shirt critics. The government's chief crimebuster has come to the rescue, offering her a contact number should she ...
18. Thaksin: Let’s put unity before justice – Bangkok Post
    Thaksin: Let's put unity before justiceBangkok PostFormer premier Thaksin Shinawatra yesterday urged a crowd of 45000 red shirts to set aside their anger and frustration about social and legal injustices in the name of national reconciliation. KEEP THE FAITH: Thaksin Shinawatra talks to his supporters ...
19. 1960′s Thai Gangster Film ANTAPAL
    1960's Thai Gangster Film ANTAPAL Chiangrai Times - Who would have thought – when he first appeared on the scene as part of The Art Of The Devil directing collective Ronin Team – that Thailand’s Kongkiat Khomsiri would emerge as one of his nation’s most consistently compelling and technically gifted directors? It’s not that the Art Of The Devil movies were not well made – the two installments handled by the Ronin Team very definitely were – but they didn’t even begin to hint at the range of what Khomsiri was capable of. Since those days Khomsiri has turned in stellar fight drama Muay Thai Chaiya and gritty serial killer thriller Slice, demonstrating with both that he is a master of the small details, a story teller with an ability to create remarkably compelling worlds. Khomsiri has recently completed Thailand’s first 3D film – Dark Flight – which you would think would be enough work for one year. But, no, he also has 1960′s set gangster picture Antapal in the works. This movie is based on a true story of a real Bangkokian mafia from the 1960s. Back then, seeing examples of American music and movies, the Thai teenagers tried rebelling, acting different and making themselves visible. Piak and Tong, ordinary youngsters, wanted to be in the limelight. Their life adventure was full of unlawful street fighting to realize their larger-than-life dreams. that synopsis doesn’t even begin to capture what Khomsiri is up to here, the gorgeously designed film seeming to hit the same balance of action and drama that made Muay Thai Chaiya such a treat. Luckily for those who want more than a synopsis the trailer has also arrived online – with English subtitles included – to show off what’s coming.
20. Court defends Jatuporn ban ruling – Bangkok Post
    Court defends Jatuporn ban rulingBangkok PostConstitution Court president Wasan Soypisudh says the decision to disqualify red shirt co-leader Jatuporn Prompan as an MP was done according to the letter of the law. Mr Wasan said the court's decision had been thoroughly and independently deliberated ...and more
21. Court set to begin 2010 riot inquests – Bangkok Post
    Bangkok PostCourt set to begin 2010 riot inquestsBangkok PostThe first of 18 inquests into state authorities' involvement in the bloody red shirt crackdown which claimed 91 lives in 2010 will be held tomorrow. Two slain photographers, Hiroyuki Muramoto of Japan, and Fabio Polenghi of Italy, were among the ...
22. Minister promises bangkok will be safe from flooding – Bangkok Post
    Minister promises bangkok will be safe from floodingBangkok PostScience and Technology Minister Plodprasop Suraswadi says he is confident that Bangkok and key economic zones, particularly industrial estates, will be safe from flooding this year. Mr Plodprasop, also chairman of the Water Resources Management and ...and more
23. Climate change an afterthought – Bangkok Post
    Bangkok PostClimate change an afterthoughtBangkok PostAs the leaders of the G8 and other invited nations gather in the US state of Maryland this weekend it's not surprising that the focus will be on the unfolding financial crisis in Europe and how to implement measures to avoid a global recession or even ...and more
24. Sukhumbhand to run for second term – Bangkok Post
    Sukhumbhand to run for second termBangkok PostWASHINGTON : Incumbent Bangkok Governor Sukhumbhand Paribatra yesterday announced that he will run for a second gubernatorial term under the Democrat Party. MR Sukhumbhand said he is ready to run for a second and final term if the Democrats chose him ...and more
25. Army general hopes to solve forestry row – Bangkok Post
    Army general hopes to solve forestry rowBangkok PostPHETCHABURI : First Army chief Udomdet Seetabut has suggested he should mediate a conflict between Kaeng Krachan National Park chief Chaiwat Limlikhit-aksorn and the National Human Rights Commission. Mr Chaiwat last week filed a lese majeste charge ...