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Cambodia to provide free SEA Games broadcast rights

  By Xinhua and Matichon Phnom Penh – Cambodia is to provide free-of-charge live broadcast rights to local and overseas TV networks for the upcoming 32nd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games and the 12th Asean Para Games. Cambodia had previously set the fee for live broadcast of the games in Thailand at US$800,000, or around 28

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Somsak denies jail term privileges prepared for homecoming Thaksin

  By Thai Newsroom Reporters FORMER JUSTICE MINISTER Somsak Thepsuthin today (Mar.31) categorically denied he had looked to provide privileges for a self-exiled Thaksin Shinawatra who earlier offered to put himself behind bars upon his planned homecoming. Somsak, leader of Sam Mit Group of former MPs who has recently hopped over from the Palang Pracharath

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Chalermchai not running in May 14 general election

  By Thai Newsroom Reporters DEMOCRAT SECRETARY-GENERAL Chalermchai Sri-on is not contesting the May 14 general election for personal reasons, confirmed deputy Democrat leader Ong-art Khlampaiboon today (Mar.29). Chalermchai who concurrently acts as agriculture & cooperatives minister is not running either in party-listed mode or constituency-based mode under the Democrat tickets though he is still

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Amnesty slams global double standards while urging Thai govt to uphold rights

  AMNESTY International’s annual report has drawn attention to global human rights double standards and failure of the international community to continually support the principles of human rights and universal values, Sanook.com said today (Mar. 29). Regarding the human rights situation in Thailand the NGO said there are many issues of concern including the rights

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Prayut, Paetongtarn, Settha skipping party-listed mode

  By Thai Newsroom Reporters CARETAKER PRIME MINISTER Prayut Chan-o-cha will be nowhere on the Ruam Thai Sang Chart party list of electoral candidates running for MP whilst seeking to retain power under the ultra-conservative party’s banners in the May 14 general election, partisan sources confirmed today (Mar.28). Neither will Paetongtarn Shinawatra or Settha Taweesin

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Thaksin might be detained in hospital or nursing home instead of prison: Academic

  By Thai Newsroom Reporters DEPOSED PRIME MINISTER Thaksin Shinawatra might probably be detained in a hospital or nursing home instead of being imprisoned in jail after he has returned home from self-exile abroad, according to a noted academic. Thanaporn Sriyakul, head of Kasetsart University’s Political Science Association, remarked that Thaksin who has earlier offered

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Thaksin snubs possibility of Pheu Thai-Palang Pracharath alliance

  By Thai Newsroom Reporters DE FACTO PHEU THAI boss Thaksin Shinawatra today (Mar.27) categorically ruled out the possibility that his party might ever join Palang Pracharath in setting up a coalition government following the May 14 general election. Posting on Twitter’s ThaksinLive page today, the deposed prime minister contended that the Pheu Thai will

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Life

Chadchart imposes quadruple ban this Songkarn

  BANGKOK Governor Chadchart Sittipunt today (Mar. 27) said preparations are underway to celebrate Songkran next month but a quadruple ban is being imposed with this being no sale and consumption of alcohol, using high-pressure water guns, smearing powder and wearing revealing clothes, Naewna newspaper said. Speaking after chairing the executive board meeting on the

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