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‘Civilian’ Thailand praised, doubted
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BANGKOK: Thailand won praise overseas for its return to civilian
rule, but its Cabinet full of newcomers Thursday faced immediate
doubts at home over its competency and plans for ousted premier
Thaksin Shinawatra.
The European Union hailed the kingdom’s return
to democracy, while the United States announced a resumption of
military aid suspended after the coup in September 2006.
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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US shows video of
al-Qaeda training children as gunmen
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BAGHDAD: Al-Qaeda fighters in Iraq are training young children as
gunmen and kidnappers, the US and Iraqi militaries alleged on
Wednesday, releasing a video of masked and armed youngsters.
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Tokyo: Don’t rush it on dumplings yet
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TOKYO: Japan warned against rushing to the conclusion that Chinese
dumplings behind a health scare here were intentionally poisoned
following allegations of politically motivated sabotage on Thursday.
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Vietnam targets bigger global roles
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HANOI: Vietnamese State President Nguyen Minh Triet said Vietnam
strives to be removed from the list of developing countries with low
income in 2008...
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WORLDINBRIEF
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WASHINGTON: The United States on Wednesday announced a
resumption of military aid to Thailand suspended in the wake of the
2006 coup, after a democratically-elected government was unveiled in
Bangkok.
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