Thailand Live Thursday 16 Feb 2012

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Phuket on high alert in wake of Bangkok terror bombs

Phuket Governor Tri Augkaradacha has asked police to boost security across the island in the wake of the terror bombs in Bangkok. Photo: Warisa Temram

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PM orders special help for Bangban residents in Ayutthaya for sacrifice in serving as water retention area /TANN

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RT @RichardBarrow: 16 February: Thai Lottery Results 648684 | 18 | 111 214 420 906 http://bit.ly/xjPVbs

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Thai Immigration police say female Iranian suspect Rohani Leila has fled to Tehran already /TANN

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Phuket's Paiboon resigns in shock move

Paiboon Upatising, the highest-ranking elected local government official in Phuket, has resigned his position as president of the Phuket Provincial Administrative Organization (OrBorJor). Photo: Phuket Gazette

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RT @mpoppel: Iran's Ambassador to Russia: "If the U.S. delivers strikes on Iran at its folly, our response will be massive." - ITAR-TASS

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SET index closed at 1120.25, down 6.23; Bt/USD30.70; GBP48.05; AUD32.78; EUR39.92; CAD30.49; HKD3.95; SGD24.14; JPY38.93

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Report: Apple plans mini-iPad

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Two Iranians arrested At Suvarnabhumi Airport With US$107,000 Of 'Ice'

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Kwanchai's remarks unacceptable: reds spokesman

The Nation

BANGKOK: -- Leaders of the red-shirt movement on Thursday picked a quarrel with one another in the wake of the Wednesday's vote to install Thida Thawornseth as their chairwoman.

Two key leaders, Kwanchai Praipana and Chinnawat Haboonpad, were critical of the vote for Thida, arguing that they and other leaders at the regional level were left out of the voting proce

"Everything was fixed because southerners would elect their fellow southerner," Kwanchai said in reference to Thida's southern hometown.

Reds spokesman Pipatchai Paiboon countered that Kwanchai had made unacceptable slur.

Of the 30 leaders casting votes for Thida, six were from the South, Pipatchai said.

The six are Jatuporn Promphan, Kokaew Pikulthong, Worachai Hema, Worawuth Wichaidit, Yoswaris Chuklom and Pipatchai.

Pipatchai said Kwanchai should not have made unfair criticism against southerners in the movement, reminding him that it was southerners like Natthawut Saikua who helped him overcoming his legal issues and Thida who took care of him while being remanded.

-- The Nation 2012-02-16

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Interview With The Motorcycle Taxi Driver Who Tweeted Valentine's Day Bombings

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