169 illegal migrants found crammed inside truck
KANCHANABURI — A total of 169 illegal migrants from Myanmar were arrested on Friday morning after being found crammed into a trailer truck in Thong Pha Phum district. Two Thai smugglers were also apprehended.
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Thaksin urges Chiang Mai voters to achieve landslide win
CHIANG MAI — Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has made his final pleas for supporters to convert their admiration for him into votes when they head to polling stations for the election of provincial administration organisation (PAO) and council members on Saturday.
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24-hour booze ban for local elections
A 24-hour ban on all alcoholic beverages will be enforced from 6pm on Friday in 76 provinces, including popular tourist destinations like Phuket and Chiang Mai, as Thailand prepares for local elections nationwide.
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Amended decree 'won't hurt seafood exports to US'
The Department of Fisheries has moved to allay fears that the recent amendment to Section 66 of a Fisheries Executive Decree may disrupt seafood exports to the United States amid concerns Washington could ban Thai seafood caught using fishing gear that is dangerous to some marine mammals.
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Power cut to scammers on hold
The government has not yet decided whether to broadly cut electricity supplies to Myanmar to combat call-centre scammers believed to operate on the neighbouring country's side of the border.
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Job plan for refugees deemed 'unfeasible'
Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Phumtham Wechayachai disapproves of Fair Party list-MP Kannavee Suebsang's proposal to provide jobs to refugees, saying it is unfeasible.
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