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ELECTORAL VIOLATION
EC to file charges against Suthep
Deputy PM, two colleagues in hot water for handing out free towels
BANGKOK: — The Election Commission will file a charge of electoral fraud against Deputy Prime Minister and Democrat Party secretary-general Suthep Thaugsuban for handing out towels carrying his and the party’s name.
If found guilty, Suthep could be stripped [...]

Bangkok roads closed to elephants
Roads close to jumbos
New Elephant Act set to block Bangkok’s mahouts with big fines, microchip implants
BANGKOK: — After surveys found 74 elephants wandering the streets of Bangkok, the Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has joined forces with the Livestock Development Department to arrest anyone bringing an elephant into the city.
Deputy BMA governor Theerachon [...]

11 provinces warned of heavy rains, flash floods
BANGKOK: — The Meteorological Department Friday warned residents of 11 provinces to brace themselves against heavy rains and flash floods.
In its daily forecast issued at 4 am, the department said Chiang Rai, Phayao, Sukhothai, Phetchabun, Rayong, Chanthaburi, Trat, Phetchaburi, Ranong, Chumphon and Phang Nga could see heavy rains, [...]

A panda at a zoo in Thailand may have been expecting, but zoo officials weren’t.
And today, Chinese experts say the day-old panda whose birth took zoo keepers by surprise yesterday is a healthy female who’s bonding well with her mother.
Officials say the tiny cub “cries very loudly and she breast-feeds from her mother very well.”
The [...]

Calendar of Events in Thailand for June 2009
Jun 3-Jun 7
Event: Thailand Tourism Festival 2009 (TTF 2009)
Challenger 2-3
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Thailand’s ‘Third Sex’ Wants Acceptance, Legal Support
Pattaya, Bangkok
25 May 2009
In Thailand, transgender males, also called lady-boys, are a common sight in cities and tourist areas. While many transgenders work in traditionally female professions such as in cabaret shows or Thailand’s notorious sex industry, most are looking for better integration in Thai society. But, despite their [...]