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Power cut threatened as protests spread
Anti-government protesters on Friday threatened to shut down Mae Moh power plant, as calls for an uprising have triggered raillies at southern airports and disrupted train services. A university radio station was seized and large numbers of people were believed to be heading to Government House.
Somchok Chanthong, communications coordinator [...]

Duke of York to visit Thailand and take audience with HM the King
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued a memo to publicize the itinerary of Prince Andrew Albert Christian Edward, the Duke of York, who is scheduled to visit Thailand from the 31st of August until the 5th of September. [...]

Trains to stop nationwide as SRT unionists join protest
Train services are expected to come to a halt tomorrow morning as part of the protests against the government by employees of the State Railway Authority.
A 45-year-old SRT worker in Nakhon Si Thammarat said the unionists have coordinated with SRT workers nationwide to carry out the [...]

Samak to relocated 1,700 slums out of Bangkok
Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej said Friday that his government would relocate 1,700 slum communities out of Bangkok in the near future.
He said the communities would be turned into parks instead.
He was speaking at a seminar organized by the National Economic and Social Development Board on the visions for [...]

People Power on road to oblivion
Panel agrees on move to disband PPP but party ‘not worried’
The ruling People Power Party came a step closer to extinction yesterday when an Election Commission panel decided that the agency should seek a Constitution Court ruling for the party to be dissolved.
Executives of the PPP, however, said they were [...]

Nok Air’s operation improves after fares increase
source: Bkk Post Aug 15 2008
Nok Air has raised its fares because of the fluctuating fuel price, which is half of the airline’s operating cost, according to Nok Air’s CEO Patee Sarasin.
He said Nok Air has come up with a restructuring programme after experiencing major financial loss. The airline [...]