RT @RichardBarrow: "Larry Carlton Quartet Live in Bangkok" on Wed 5th September at BKK Convention Centre. More info from ThaiTicketMajor

Thai Deputy Premier Chalerm fingers Myanmar at ASEAN ministers' drug meeting

BANGKOK, Aug 31 – ASEAN’s hope for achieving drug-free status by 2015—a goal endorsed at a special ASEAN anti-drug meeting in the Thai capital which ended today—depends upon Myanmar, according to Thai Deputy Premier Chalerm Yubamrung.

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RT@BBCWorld: Japanese court rules #Samsung did not infringe #Apple patent - last week Samsung lost a similar case in US bbc.in/PRurnV

FLOODING

Ayutthaya works to protect historic remains

Ayutthaya authorities have been busy protecting ancient remains from inundation after last year's massive floods badly affected the province.

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HORRIFIC TOLLWAY CRASH

Teenager gets two-year suspended sentence

File photo : Remain of the van

The Youth and Family Court on Friday sentenced a teenage girl involved in a high-profile car crash in which nine people were killed to two years in jail.

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/581023-tollway-crash-teenager-gets-two-year-suspended-sentence/#entry5622089

Malaysian national day sees flag-associated bomb incidents in Thai border provinces

NARATHWAT, Aug 31 - Suspicious objects were founded in four southern border provinces while in Narathiwat alone, they were founded at 43 locations and three Thai government personnel were wounded.

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E&P

PTTEP fined A$510,000 for Montara incident

The Nation

A file photo of the fire incident

SYNEY: -- PTT Exploration and Production Plc (PTTEP) is fined 510,000 Australian dollar or approximately Bt16.55 million for the 2009 fire incident at its Montara field, off the coast of Australia.

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PM orders National Security Council chief to southern border provinces Saturday after bombings, Malaysian flag incidents /MCOT

DDPM: Flash floods to hit most of Thailand on Sep 2-5

BANGKOK, 31 August 2012 (NNT) - The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) has issued a warning for residents in the North, Northeast, East and central region to brace for flash floods, forest runoffs and heavy rain during September 2-5.

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Once in a Blue Moon

Phuket Gazette

The moon will not really be blue unless there are dust particles present. Photo: Dean Noble

PHUKET: -- The National Astronomical Research Institute (NARIT) has announced that the rare lunar event, known as a 'Blue Moon’, is scheduled to occur tonight.

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