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Former first lady Nancy Reagan dies at 94 in California
By CHRISTOPHER WEBER

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nancy Reagan, the helpmate, backstage adviser and fierce protector of Ronald Reagan in his journey from actor to president — and finally during his 10-year battle with Alzheimer's disease — has died. She was 94.

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As first lady, Nancy Reagan's mission was backing 'Ronnie'
By CHRISTOPHER WEBER and CONNIE CASS

LOS ANGELES (AP) — First lady Nancy Reagan swept into the White House in 1981, a swirl of designer gowns and pricey china, and was quickly dismissed as a pre-feminist throwback concerned only with fashion, decorating and entertaining. She needed a less frivolous image. And she got it.

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PM calls on media to uphold code of ethics



BANGKOK, 7 March 2016 (NNT) – Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha has urged members of the press to always put the nation’s interest first and strictly follow code of ethics.

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PM expresses concerns over recent boat explosion



BANGKOK, 7 March 2016 (NNT) – Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha has expressed his worries about a recent boat explosion that took place in Saen Saeb Canal on Saturday.

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Khlong Saen Saeb commuter boats suspended after engine blast



BANGKOK, 7 March 2016 (NNT) – Family Transport Co. has suspended 72 commuter boats after the investigation indicated that a gas leak was blamed for the engine explosion of one of its boats on Saturday.

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Yoong island is to be closed to tourists to protect corals from bleaching



KRABI: -- The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plants is about to close the Yoong island in the Andaman Sea to outsiders probably later this month in order to protect antler coral from bleaching.

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Haze starts to cover Phayao despite 60-day burning ban

PHAYAO, 7 March 2016 (NNT) - Haze has started to cover a large area of Phayao after wildfires and weed burning in several areas as well as neighboring provinces, again led to the problem.

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Chiang Rai organizes activities to preserve Lanna - Lan Chang tradition and culture

CHIANG RAI, 7 March 2016 (NNT) - The general public of Chiang Rai and government personnel participated in the sticky rice alms giving ceremony, to conserve the local riparian Mekong tradition, which was organized to resemble the traditions of Laos.

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Muang Tam stone castle attracts tourists to Buri Ram

BURI RAM, 7 march 2016 (NNT) – Scores of Thai and foreign tourists visited the ancient Khmer Muang Tam stone castle in Buri Ram province on Sunday. “Kam Truem,” a traditional folk dance of Thais of Cambodian descent, was performed for them at the place.

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Interior Ministry’s 2016 roadmap focuses on developing administrative system

BANGKOK, 7 March 2016, (NNT) - Interior Ministry Deputy Permanent Secretary as Interior Ministry spokesman Chayaphol Thitisak disclosed the progress of promoting good governance and the prevention and suppression of corruption and misconduct in the public sectors, which has been enacted continuously.

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Most injured people from Saen Saeb canal boat incident recovered, returned home

BANGKOK, 7 March 2016 (NNT) – Most of the injured persons from the boat accident in Saen Saeb canal have recovered and can now return home, according to Bangkok EMS.

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Royal rainmaking operation to be started nationwide

BANGKOK, 7 March 2016, (NNT) - Department of Royal Rainmaking and Agricultural Aviation Director General Lersak Riewtrakulpaiboon said that the Department of Royal Rainmaking and Agricultural Aviation will be focusing on adding more water to the nation's four main dams including Bhumibhon Dam, Sirikit Dam, Kwae Noi Dam and Pasak Dam.

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Gold, jewellery trade to be exempted from tax, says Finance Ministry

BANGKOK, 7 March 2016 (NNT) – The Ministry of Finance is set to open a free trade market for gold, jewellery, and accessories exempted from taxation to increase the nation’s competitiveness, according to the Minister of Finance.

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Industrial psychologist Linda Drake warns GOP voters about Donald Trump, documents reveal Trump land deal nightmare
BY ADAM EDELMAN

NEW YORK: -- Linda Drake saw the commercials, read the brochures and knew of the real estate mogul’s purportedly sterling reputation.

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WASHINGTON (AP) - Florida Sen. Marco Rubio wins Republican presidential primary in Puerto Rico.

Deputy PM Wissanu calls decentralization meeting

CHONBURI, 7 March 2016 (NNT) – Deputy PM Wissanu Krea-ngam has called a meeting on power decentralization in Chonburi Province with the chiefs of local administrative bodies from different provinces.

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Thailand seeks to crack down on insider trading
BY LARRY BANKS



BANGKOK: -- Thai executives are facing a crackdown on insider trading as a backlash grows over a high profile scandal in the country, according to an article in the FT.

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CDC spokesman: No plan to adjust origin of MPs-senators during upcoming retreat yet



BANGKOK, 7 March 2016 (NNT) - The Constitution Drafting Commission has no plan to adjust the part of the draft charter which is related to the origin of members of parliament and senators during its upcoming retreat yet, according to the commission’s spokesman.

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A Salute to Bangkok's Latest Endangered Species: Phone Booths (Photos)
By Chayanit Itthipongmaetee
Staff Reporter


Vendors and street sweepers store their goods in phone stalls Thursday around Phadung Dao and Charoen Krung roads in Bangkok.

BANGKOK — Red and blue they stand in plexiglass and aluminum and plastic, abandoned and overlooked by eyes accustomed to ignoring them.

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GERMANY BANS SAUSAGES: Pork banned in cafes and schools to 'not offend refugees'
By REBECCA PERRING

SCHOOLS and canteens in Germany have BANNED pork from their menus over fears of offending Muslim migrants, a top politician has revealed.

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Some in GOP start seeing Cruz as best alternative to Trump
By JULIE PACE

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican leaders on Sunday grappled with the prospect that the best hope for stopping Donald Trump's march to the nomination may be Ted Cruz — the only candidate who causes as much heartburn among party elites as the billionaire businessman, if not more.

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Iranian billionaire Babak Zanjani sentenced to death for corruption



TEHRAN: -- A court in Iran has sentenced to death Iranian businessman Babak Zanjani and two accomplices for embezzlement, the judiciary said on Sunday, in a case widely watched due to the billionaire’s prominent role in helping the government evade oil sanctions.

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ISIL truck bomb kills 70, wounds at least 60, south of Baghdad



BAGHDAD: -- The ISIL militant group has claimed responsibility for a suicide attack in Iraq which has killed at least 60 people, medical and security officials say.

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US election: Are Republicans heading for a two-man race?



WASHINGTON: -- Outspoken frontrunner Donald Trump and Texas Senator Ted Cruz shared the spoils in Super Saturday’s voting contests to find a US Republican presidential candidate.

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Casper the friendly Octopus



WASHINGTON: -- An unfinned octopus has been spotted thousands of metres below the water north west of Hawaii.

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Kyiv protests Russian trial of Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko



KYIV: -- Some 2,000 people have taken part in a rally in Kyiv’s Independence Square, calling for the release of a Ukrainian pilot on trial in Russia.

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Sanders battles on after Super Saturday wins in US election race



FLINT, Michigan: -- Still in the race and still determined to be the Democrats presidential candidate in November, Bernie Sanders beat rival Hillary Clinton in Nebraska and Kansas on Super Saturday’s round of voting in the state-by-state nominating contest.

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Migrant crisis: 25 drown off Turkish coast including many children



GENEVA: -- At least 13 children and 12 adults are reported drowned after a boat carrying migrants to Greece sank off the west coast of Turkey.

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Echoing Republican split, evangelicals divide over Trump
By RACHEL ZOLL

NEW YORK (AP) — The list of prominent evangelicals denouncing Donald Trump is growing, but is anyone in the flock listening? The bloc of voters powering the real estate mogul through the Republican primaries is significantly weighted with white born-again Christians.

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