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Thailand votes in first polls since coup
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BANGKOK: Thais went to the polls Sunday in an election meant to
restore democracy more than a year after the military ousted premier
Thaksin Shinawatra, whose shadow looms large over the balloting.
About 45.7 million Thais are eligible to vote in
the first post-coup election, in which opinion polls predict neither
of the kingdom’s two leading parties will win a clear majority of
the 480 seats in parliament.
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Turkey stages new air attack on Kurd rebels
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ANKARA: Turkey’s military said it attacked Kurdish separatists in
northern Iraq Saturday for the third time in less than a week,
bombing and shelling positions and warning more will follow.
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UN approves $4.17-billion budget despite US
objections
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UNITED NATIONS: The UN General Assembly on Saturday approved a
two-year UN budget of $4.17 billion despite the only rejection from
the United States.
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BEIJING: China is proposing to raise its monthly individual income
tax levy threshold from the current 1,600 yuan ($217.69) to 2,000
yuan, according to a draft amendment to the law on individual income
tax.
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