Ex-Thai PM, aide to hear DSI murder charges Thursday

BANGKOK, Dec 7 – Former prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and former deputy premier Suthep Thuagsuban will appear before the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) next Thursday to acknowledge charges of conspiring in the murder of anti-government protesters during the 2010 political upheaval in Bangkok.

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Yellow-clad subjects occupy areas of Bangkok's Khong San district awaiting a glimpse of HM the King

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BANGKOK: -- Yellow-clad subjects occupy areas of Bangkok's Khong San district awaiting a glimpse of HM the King, scheduled to visit Princess Mother's Memorial Park

-- TNA 2012-12-07

RT @AP: BREAKING: Strong earthquake shakes northeastern Japan, NHK TV says tsunami warning issued

RT @Kitti3Miti: RT @Reuters: FLASH: Warning for 1 meter tsunami issued for eastern Japan's Miyagi prefecture - NHK

RT @Reuters: FLASH: Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre says no risk of widespread tsunami from quake off Japan

RT @Reuters: FLASH: Bank of Japan says no problem with central bank's financial settlement system after Japan quake

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RT @Reuters: FLASH: Tokyo Electric says no problem with cooling system at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant after Japan quake

RT @ReutersIndia: FLASH: Tsunami expected to hit eastern Japan's Miyagi prefecture at 0840 GMT -- NHK

RT @japantimes: 50-cm tsunami predicted to reach Aomori and Ibaraki at 18:00.

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Ex-Thai PM slams 'political' protest murder charge

BANGKOK, Dec 7, 2012 (AFP) - Former Thai premier Abhisit Vejjajiva Friday said the decision to charge him with murder over 2010 "Red Shirt" rallies was "political", insisting military action against protestors was to restore order.

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RT @ChannelNewsAsia: UPDATE: Philippine Institute of Volcanology & Seismology says no tsunami threat to Philippines after strong Japan quake

RT @ChannelNewsAsia: No damage at TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi nucl. power plants; Tohoku Electric Power says its 3 reactors at Onagawa fine

RT @ChannelNewsAsia: UPDATE: One-metre tsunami wave hits Ishinomaki: NHK

RT @ReutersIndia: FLASH: Tsunami 1 metre high hits Miyagi prefecture in Japan - NHK

RT @Reuters: FLASH: Tokyo Electric Power orders workers to evacuate Fukushima nuclear plants after tsunami warning: Kyodo

RT @Reuters: Tokyo Electric Power says workers reach safe position inside Fukushima nuclear plants, didn't evacuate

RT @ChannelNewsAsia: UPDATE: Japan National Police Agency has no reports of quake injuries as of 5pm SIN/HK

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Cambodia to face mass return of nationals working in Thailand

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BANGKOK, Dec 7 – Thai and Cambodian labour officials will facilitate the re-employment in Thailand of more than 160,000 Cambodian workers who will possibly be deported to their home country after the nationality verification process ends next Friday, a senior Thai official said today.

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2010 POLITICAL VIOLENCE

Abhisit and Suthep refuse to compromise on Thakin amnesty

The Nation

BANGKOK: -- Ex-PM Abhisit Vejjajiva and former deputy PM Suthep Thaugsuban on Friday vowed to accept their fate over the charge of murder in the case of a taxi driver killed by military fire during the red shirt protests in 2010 but swore they would not compromise over an amnesty for former PM Thaksin Shinawatra.

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Phuket murder suspect Moshe David re-enacts Reisz killing

Phuket Gazette

Moshe David, wearing a balaclava and flanked by Phuket Police officers, arrives at the house where the murder took place. Photo: Atchaa Khamlo

Moshe David (right) re-enacts how he dumped Mr Reisz’s body at the rubber plantation in Kathu. Photo: Golf/Thairaht

PHUKET: -- Moshe David, the prime suspect in the murder investigation of his former business associate Peter Reisz, this morning re-enacted the sequence of events that led to the death of Mr Reisz.

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1-metre tsunami hits north-eastern Japan after quake

TOKYO: -- Tsunami waves as high as 1 metre rolled intonorth-eastern Japan Friday after a magnitude-7.3 earthquake struckthe region, the Meteorological Agency said.

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