Thaksin under fire for racist jibe
Pheu Thai's de facto leader, Thaksin Shinawatra, has come under fire over racist remarks he allegedly made during a campaign rally in Chiang Rai, with a senator calling on him to give a public apology for the insensitive comments.

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Child cheats death as startled elephant stumbles
SA KAEO - A young elephant startled by a girl's hat almost fell onto the child as she was being guided under its belly for good luck at a market in this eastern province on Sunday afternoon.

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Unsafe dust pollution covers Thailand
Levels of ultrafine dust were rated unsafe throughout Bangkok and in 66 of the 76 provinces on Monday morning, with the worst pollution in Sing Buri.

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PAO polls vital 'building blocks'
Fierce competition is expected in the elections of Provincial Administration Organisation (PAO) presidents in 47 provinces on Feb 1 between three major parties, observers say.

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House widens probe into volunteer police
The House Committee on Police Affairs is digging deep in its probe into the controversial "volunteer police" training programme for Chinese nationals.

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Pheu Thai to decide on charter move
Pheu Thai Party MPs are expected to decide on Tuesday whether the party should submit its version of a charter amendment bill to pave the way for establishing a charter drafting assembly (CDA) to pen a new constitution.

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