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Thailand gets ready to welcome young contingentThursday, September 9, 2010 @ 12:38PMThe Office of Welfare Promotion, Protection and Employment of Vulnerable Groups (OWPPEVG) is getting ready to welcome the 330 youth onboard the Fujimaru, which will dock in Thailand from November 18 to 21 as part of this year's Ship for the Southeast Asian Youth Programme.

Doctors submit their version of billThursday, September 9, 2010 @ 12:38PMDoctors who are against the draft legislation on compensation for victims of medical malpractice showed up at Parliament with 15,007 signatures and an alternative version of the bill yesterday.

WHO chief calls for greater access to lifesaving devicesThursday, September 9, 2010 @ 12:37PMThe World Health Organisation yesterday called for the rational use of and greater accessibility to medical devices after finding that people around the world are being excluded from the benefits of livesaving devices.

Single rate for money transfersThursday, September 9, 2010 @ 12:36PMCommercial banks agreed to impose a single rate of Bt12 for money transfers upto Bt2 million from December 15 onwards, as a result of pressure from the Bank of Thailand.

Is Thailand becoming a censored society?Thursday, September 9, 2010 @ 12:34PMIn a sign of continued resistance, red-shirt print media is starting to lift its head again, with at least four publications now available in some parts of Bangkok and beyond. However, the government appears determined to suppress them, or at least stifle the most vocal ones.

Baht soars against dollarThursday, September 9, 2010 @ 12:07PMBANGKOK: The Thai baht smashed a 13-year record against the US dollar yesterday as the country's prime minister predicted continuing strength for the currency, while fears over the impact on exports persist.

Sources say St. Regis deal worth $100 million totalThursday, September 9, 2010 @ 12:07PMASPEN — The buyer of the St. Regis Aspen has pledged to invest $100 million overall in the acquisition and renovation of the hotel, according to sources familiar with the deal.

Bangkok on edge as bombs defusedThursday, September 9, 2010 @ 11:46AMBANGKOK: Police have defused three unexploded bombs discovered in and around Bangkok over a matter of hours, one of them in front of a school and one in a shopping mall.

Bombs found in BangkokThursday, September 9, 2010 @ 11:46AMLast Updated: September 09. 2010 10:33AM UAE / September 9. 2010 6:33AM GMT Three unexploded bombs were found in Bangkok and surrounding suburbs in a matter of hours, one of them in front of a school ...