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Thaksin Cabinet guilty of violating lottery law in selling two-, three-digit lottery
BANGKOK: — Political Office Wednesday found the Thaksin Cabinet and members of the Government Lottery Office board guilty of law violations for selling the two- and three-digit lottery and unlawfully using the lottery’ proceeds.
The court demanded former members of the Thaksin Cabinet to pay [...]

Army helicopter located 12 years after its crash in Tak
TAK: — The wreckage of Army’s Bell 206 helicopter was located in a dense forest here Wednesday, a senior Army officer said.
Col Phadung Yingphaibul, commander of the Mae Sot Taskforce, said a patrol unit of his taskforce located the wreckage in Tak’s Umphang district’s borderline with [...]

Taxi service in Suvarnabhumi Airport to move to 1st floor
BANGKOK, 25 September 2009 – Suvarnabhumi International Airport will move taxi service spots from the second floor to the first floor of the terminal for more efficient operation from 9.00 hrs on 1 October 2009 onwards.
According to Suvarnabhumi Airport Director Niran Thiranartsin, the first floor offers [...]

PREAH VIHEAR CONTROVERSY
Four square km land belongs to Cambodia: Hun Sen
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Monday said with strong words that Cambodia and Thailand do not have overlapping land of 4.6 square km near 11th century Khmer Preah Vihear temple.
“That area is Cambodian soil,” Hun Sen said at a opening ceremony of the new [...]

POLICE
Study: Cops adept at power abuse
Media urged to help monitor corruption
Police have developed a number of subtle ways to abuse their power for self-interest, a research study reveals.
Officers abuse their power in five key ways, according to the National Anti-Corruption Commission-funded research published yesterday.
They are police corruption, such as taking payoffs from illegal businesses; police [...]

Typhoon Ketsana: Thailand on full alert for flash floods
BANGKOK: — Thai authorities upcountry and in the capital are braced for a major blow from tropical storm Ketsana, which has intensified to typhoon status, and is moving towards Thailand’s Northeast and North, Interior Minister Chavarat Charnvirakul said Tuesday.
Having ordered the authorities in the northern and northeastern [...]