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'Bringing the good guy back' - Supporters Plan Birthday Bash for Thaksin

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Jatuporn's lawyer submits more evidences to EC subcommittee

The lawyer of Jatuporn Promphan Monday submitted more evidences to a subcommittee of the Election Commission to prove that he is a member of the Pheu Thai Party.

The EC has so far declined to endorse Jatuporn as a party-list MP following a complaint that Jatuporn might have lost his party membership and thus being ineligible to contest the July 3 election.

The lawyer, Winyat Chartmontree, submitted more evidences to the subcommittee.

An evidence is a copy of the Pheu Thai's party regulations that did not say being jailed would cause a person to lose party membership.

The second evidence is a copy of bail application submitted to the Criminal Court.

The lawyer also submitted an explanation why Jatupor could not exercise his voting rite.

The lawyer also noted to the EC that Article 40 and 45 of the MPs and Senators Election Act state that the EC could no longer consider the qualifications of election candidates after the election day.

-- The Nation 2011-07-25

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NORWAY TRAGEDY

Thai government offers condolence to Norway

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Abhisit blames Noppadon for on-going border conflicts with Cambodia

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PATTAYA NEWS

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AFP: Thai army probes series of chopper crashes

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SET index closed at 1127.58, up 6.54; Bt/USD29.64; GBP48.21; AUD31.93; EUR42.55; CAD30.99; HKD3.80; SGD24.38; JPY37.57

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Bangkok Mulls Skywalk across Chao Phraya

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Museum Siam Holds Exhibition on Foreign Culture's Influence

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Appeal Court upholds life sentence against 3 former students

The Appeal Court Monday upheld the lower court's ruling to sentence three former students of Pathumwan Institute of Technology to life for the brutal murder of Benjapol Wiriyarampa, a student from Rajamangala University of Technology's Uthen Thawai campus in the Soi Lat Phrao 124 neighbourhood on August 26, 2006.

The three defendants Suthinant Wanghomklang, Mongkol Sripool, and Chatri Juwanna were also ordered to pay Bt4.25 million to the victim's mother in compensation plus a 7.5 per cent interest per year until the full payment is made.

The lower court had previously sentenced each of the three men to life for Benjapol murder plus the twoyear imprisonment and Bt60 fine for the illegal gun possession and had ordered them to pay the victim's mother at Bt4.25 million.

-- The Nation 2011-07-25

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Thai financial status remains healthy

BANGKOK, 25 July 2011 (NNT) – The Fiscal Policy Office (FPO) has reported that the financial status of the government remains healthy with the revenue collection of over 1.39 trillion baht in the first six months of the 2011 fiscal year.

According to FPO Director Naris Chaiyasoot, revenue collection for the first nine months of Fiscal 2011 from October 2010 to June 2011 stood at 1.390 trillion baht, up 144.223 billion baht or 11.6% year-on-year, thanks to the continuously expanding economy.

The combined amount of income sent by the Departments of Revenue, Excise and Customs as well as state enterprises to the state coffer hence was rising continuously.

Budget disbursement was recorded at 1.697 trillion baht, up 26.8% year-on-year or 358.945 billion baht. The government thus had a budget deficit of 307.716 billion baht. After combined with an off-budget surplus of 39.999 billion baht, the total cash deficit was at 267.717 billion baht.

The government had borrowed 139.439 billion baht to compensate the cash deficit; so the total deficit after loan stood at 128.278 billion baht. The treasury reserve at the end of June 2011 was 301.044 billion baht.

The Ministry of Finance is confident that treasury reserves at the end of 2011 fiscal year will be over 400 billion baht, similar to that of the 2011 fiscal year, which is deemed very stable.

-- NNT 2011-07-25

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Big boss gives Yingluck free hands to select Cabinet members: Kwanchai

The 'big boss' has given free hands to prime minister-in-waiting Yingluck Shinawatra to select her Cabinet members, a red-shirt leader said Monday.

Kwanchai Praiphana, the chairman of the Love Udon Club, said he has visited former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra in Dubai and Thaksin told him that he would give a chance to Yingluck to show his leadership by forming her own Cabinet.

Kwanchai said Thaksin expressed confidence that Yingluck would appoint the right persons to the right positions on the Cabinet.

-- The Nation 2011-07-25

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Would-be PM to Retain Old Budget Plan

The soon-to-be prime minister said she will not scrap the previous government's annual budget plan but will conduct further studies to readjust the Pheu Thai Party's policies to maximize its use.

Pheu Thai top party-list MP and soon-to-be PM Yingluck Shinawatra said the Pheu Thai Party is currently gathering details from other agencies before completing the drafting of its economic policies.

Yingluck said the new government cannot look only at expenses but sources of revenue will also have to be considered.

Yingluck added that the amount of revenue and expenses must be balanced while economic stimulation will be carried out sufficiently.

The top Pheu Thai party-list MP said there is no need to scrap the annual expense budget drafted by the outgoing administration as it was laid out well.

However, further adjustments will be carried out to maximize the spending.

She also expressed confidence that Pheu Thai's campaign promises can be implemented.

Asked about the foreign affairs portfolio, Yingluck said the post is very important and the person who heads the ministry must be good at diplomacy to revive ties with other countries.

She went on to say that the new foreign affairs minister could be an outsider.

This morning, representatives of the Russian and Austrian embassies visited Yingluck at the Pheu Thai headquarters to congratulate her and Pheu Thai for their poll victory.

-- Tan Network 2011-07-25

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BREAKING -- Scotland Yard says Amy Winehouse's autopsy will take place today at St Pancras Mortuary (BNONews) /via@mpoppel

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