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PM INVOKES NEW LAW AGAINST THAKSIN’S
SUPPORTERS
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Thai govt to use iron hand vs. protesters
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BANGKOK: Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said Tuesday he would
invoke a harsh internal security act to handle planned mass protests
by anti-government “Red Shirts”
in Bangkok at the weekend.This move comes on the
hills of Thailand’s widely revered king warned that the country
could collapse if its feuding political factions do not unite, as
the government braced for fresh street protests.
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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US to probe alleged CIA prisoner abuses
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WASHINGTON, D.C.: New political fury hit President Barack Obama’s
White House Monday over Bush-era anti-terror policies, after
Attorney General Eric Holder named a prosecutor to probe alleged
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) prisoner abuse.
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Malaysia’s rival parties clash in polls
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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s ruling coalition and the opposition
alliance clashed Tuesday in a by-election seen as a scorecard on
their standing after a turbulent period in Malaysian politics.
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China tackles bad English before World Expo
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SHANGHAI: Tourists visiting Shanghai for next year’s World Expo
could be confused by signs on wet floors reading “Slip
Carefully!”
So authorities in China want to make sure they
never see them.
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WORLDINBRIEF
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SEOUL: South Korea and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
have decided to hold family reunion talks from August 26 to 28 at
the DPRK’s Mount Kumgang resort, Unification Ministry Spokesman
Chun Hae-sung said Tuesday.
-- Xinhua
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