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Charter push a risky game

09/02/2012 : The chorus of dissent is likely to grow louder when the government's plan seeking to establish a Constitution Drafting Assembly is set in motion.
RED SHIRTS Jatuporn in mass protest call to deter coup plotters

09/02/2012 : Red shirt co-leader Jatuporn Prompan has claimed there could be a coup in April making it necessary for the red shirts to renew their mass protests to pre-empt any such attempt.

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Locals vent ire over discharge of dams' water
09/02/2012 : Angry Ayutthaya residents want the government to better regulate water releases from the Bhumibol and Sirikit dams after recent discharges triggered flash floods in riverside communities in Sena district.
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Thaicom to launch two more satellites by 2015
09/02/2012 : Thaicom Plc (THCOM), the country's sole satellite service provider, set an aggressive three-year expansion plan with the planned launch of two new commercial satellites _ Thaicom 8 and Thaicom 9.
Four agencies to tackle prison drug trade
08/02/2012 : Four major government agencies have agreed to jointly tackle the drug trade in prison with the Corrections Department being the coordinator, Justice Ministy spokesman Thirachai Wuthitham said Wednesday.
The prime minister's new challenge
08/02/2012 : As head of a super committee charged with water resources management and flood prevention, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has accepted a real challenge which will prove against her critics that she is more than just a pretty face with a sense of high fashion.
Capital inflow boosts stock market
08/02/2012 : Fuelled by foreign direct investment inflows, the Stock Exchange of Thailand main index soared above 1,111 points on Wednesday morning, and the trend continued in the afternoon,
More boats for Mekong joint patrols
08/02/2012 : The Mekong Riverine Operation Unit (MROU) of the navy will be expanded to better contribute to joint patrols with China, Laos and Myanmar against robbers, drug smugglers and illegal immigrants, navy chief Surasak Roomruangwong said on Wednesday.
PM leads new flood agency
08/02/2012 : Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra will head a new agency assigned to run an overall national water management system to ensure unity in tackling flood-related problems.
POLITICS
Army, cabinet close ranks on Section 112
08/02/2012 : Cabinet ministers and military top brass are backing army chief Prayuth Chan-ocha's call for the Campaign Committee for the Amendment of Section 112 to halt its activities.
POLLUTION
Appeal Court upholds verdict on Klity Creek compensation
08/02/2012 : KANCHANABURI : The Appeal Court has upheld a lower court's ruling ordering Lead Concentrates Co to pay 36 million baht in compensation to Karen villagers suffering from lead contamination.
Security tight as jail braces for influx of drug-trading inmates
08/02/2012 : Khao Bin prison in Ratchaburi has beefed up security in preparation to receive 200 notorious drug inmates being transferred from other jails.