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Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is taking actions against the Carabao Dang energydrink advertisement for exaggerating the product's benefits.

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A nongovernmental organisation has found up to 1,500 young victims of human trafficking at Thailandbased rescue homes during the past five years.

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Starting from October 1, patients with continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) under the universal healthcare scheme will get free medicine for the redcell blood production.

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Two audio clips were revealed yesterday to show there were political interference and lobbying attempt to throw the Best 59 pyramid scheme via Poodang Kitozan products off court.

As flooding continues, govt announces farmers' insurance plan
A governmentsubsidised disaster insurance fund will soon be set up to help people affected every year by seasonal flooding, Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said yesterday.

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Public prosecutors yesterday withdrew six additional offences filed against Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout by the United States, ending a legal dispute over whether he should be further detained - and meaning he is available for immediate courtordered extradition.

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A 16-year-old student of Bang Kapi Technology College was arrested yesterday for shooting at a bus and killing a nine-year-old boy on Wednesday morning.

Study blames gulls, not storks, for bringing in bird flu
A study has found that the bird that carried the influenza virus H5N1 into Thailand was a gull, not the openbill stork.

Asean Foundation searches a new executive director
Asean Foundation is looking for a new executive director to head a non-profit inter-governmental organization based in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Surin: Asean-US momentum growing
Asean Secretary General Dr. Surin Pitsuwan said that Asean-US relations are gaining momentum with increased engagements on both sides.

Police drop charges against Ai Bayae mosque massacre suspect
Police Wednesday drop charges against a suspected gunman they initially accused of being behind a massacre at a Narathiwat village mosque, killing ten instantly and injuring 12 others.

2nd Asean-US summit to be held on 24 Sept in New York
The second Asean-US leaders' meeting will take place in New York on the sideline of UN General Assembly on 24 September, The Nation has learned.

Bangkok police chief transferred
Pol Lt-General Santhan Chayanont has been transferred from the prestigious post of Bangkok police chief to inspector-general in the Royal Thai Police (RTP).

Pattani welcomes peace campaigners at end of 1,100km trek
A group of Buddhist peace campaigners completed their 1,100-kilometre walk in Pattani yesterday to a warm welcome by local officials and residents.

Troubled rapid bus route gets deadline
The Bt2-billion Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)'s Sathorn-Rajapreuk route - which was trial-launched in late May - is reported to be facing many problems, and public dissatisfaction has prompted another four routes in the pipeline to be suspended and possibly cancelled.

Schoolboy, 9, dies in student attack on bus
A nine-year-old schoolboy was killed by a stray bullet when a group of technical-school students ambushed rival students on board a No 113 bus (Min Buri-Hua Lamphong) near Soi Ramkhamhaeng 164 yesterday morning.

DSI sets time limit for rally death findings
The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) is now planning to conclude within 45 days its enquiries into the deaths of 89 people and officials during the red-shirt rallies.

NBT bombers, attacks on PAD may be linked: Suthep
People responsible for the latest grenade attack on NBT on Tuesday may have links to those behind similar attacks on the People's Alliance for Democracy during their protests, Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban said yesterday.

Appeal Court upholds acquittal of Noppadol in brother's death
The Appeal Court yesterday upheld a lower court's acquittal of famous businessman Noppadol Thammawattana on the charge that he took part in the murder of his elder brother, former Bangkok MP Hangthong Thammawattana.

Obec approves early retirement for thousands
The Office of the Basic Education Commission (Obec) has given the nod for 12,865 civil servants to join the early-retirement scheme.

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