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Pheu Thai Party disagrees with bid to dissolve Palang Pracharath Party

By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE PHEU THAI PARTY, speculated to join ranks with the Palang Pracharath Party to set up a coalition after the next general election, has aired dissent to the dissolution of a party for any reason other than a proven design to abolish democratic rule. Pheu Thai top party leader Chonlanan Srikaew

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Real estate

Prayut supporter Pareena against allowing foreigners to own land

  JOINING THE chorus of criticism on the government having approved in principle the drafting of a ministerial regulation allowing foreigners to buy maximum one rai of land for residential purposes conditional on investing at least 40 million baht for minimum three years is Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s staunch supporter Pareena Kraikupt, Naewna newspaper said

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Israeli man with ammunition, magazine in suitcase held at Phuket airport

  POLICE and security guards at Phuket International Airport arrested an Israeli man after 55 rifle bullets and a magazine were found in his suitcase just as he was preparing to board a plane to Bangkok, Naewna newspaper said today (Oct. 29). Phuketandamannews Facebook page said the Israeli man, Mr. Karn Chamun Farjun (name translated

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Policeman suspected of selling data to call centre suspended

  A POLICEMAN who holds the rank of police lieutenant colonel and is suspected to have together with a Commerce Ministry official sold information of over a thousand Thai citizens to a criminal call centre gang has been suspended while an investigation takes place, Matichon newspaper said today (Oct. 29). Pol. Lt. Gen. Thanayut. Wutthijarathamrong,

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