Thai rail board to review airport link contract
The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) board will review the amendments to the contract for the high-speed rail line between Don Mueang, Suvarnabhumi and U-Tapao airports on Thursday, which it hopes will be approved by the cabinet in May.
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Minister demands CCTV release
Justice Minister Tawee Sodsong has ordered the Department of Corrections (DoC) to publicly release the unedited full version of CCTV footage related to the prison death of Pol Col Thitisan "Joe Ferrari" Utthanaphon to clear up doubts raised about the real cause of his death.
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Thai govt OKs third phase of B10,000 cash handout
The government has approved the third phase of the digital wallet programme, which will distribute 10,000 baht to 2.7 million people aged 16 to 20 as part of its economic stimulus package.
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Bangkok walkway collapse draws social ire
A concrete walkway renovated a month ago along the Vibhavadi Rangsit road in Bangkok collapsed as pedestrians were walking on it, drawing huge criticism of authorities. No one was injured. 
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Vigilant courier leads cops to large drug cache near Bangkok
PATHUM THANI: A routine delivery turned into a major drug bust after a vigilant transport operator raised the alarm about a suspicious request from a customer, which led to the seizure of 520 kilogrammes of crystal methamphetamine hidden inside industrial freezers.
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Sungai Kolok unable to issue border passes in wake of attack
The Sungai Kolok district office, on the border in Narathiwat province,  has suspended the issuing of border passes for people going to Malaysia in the wake of Saturday night's horrific attack by separatist insurgents.
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