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WATER MANAGEMENT Embattled RID chief shifted to deputy post

23/02/2012 : Royal Irrigation Department chief Chalit Damrongsak faced a lightning transfer yesterday amid speculation that the Pheu Thai-led government was unhappy with his performance during the severe flooding last year.
Vicious attack severs ex-soldier's hopes

23/02/2012 : If it were not for the bomb blast that hit him four years ago, Mangkornthong Limprasertkul might have joined the Army Non-commissioned Officer School and become a young corporal.

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Govt flood loans get nod
23/02/2012 : The Constitution Court yesterday cleared the way for the Pheu Thai-led government to go ahead with its multi-billion-baht post-flood spending plans that are designed to strengthen investors' confidence.
B620bn boost for Northeast
23/02/2012 : UDON THANI : The cabinet yesterday agreed in principle to five clusters of investment projects worth ,ore than 620 billion baht for the Northeast.
JUSTICE
Activists rally for lese majeste detainees
23/02/2012 : More activists have joined a hunger strike to demand bail for suspects charged with lese majeste.
PICNIC CORP
Executives get 12-year prison terms
23/02/2012 : The Appeal Court yesterday handed down 12-year jail sentences to two former executives of Picnic Corp for accounting fraud and securities violations.
SOUTH
Four rangers hurt in bridge bomb blast
23/02/2012 : Four military rangers were wounded when a bomb planted near a bridge exploded in Narathiwat's's Cho Airong district yesterday.
PAD warns govt on charter bid
23/02/2012 : The People's Alliance for Democracy is threatening legal action and mass rallies in response to the government's charter amendment bid.
RICE PLEDGING SCHEME
Yanyong takes aim at BAAC
23/02/2012 : The Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives acted beyond its remit after issuing a warning about possible cheating in the state rice pledging scheme, says a top official.
Court: Financial decrees constitutional
22/02/2012 : The Constitution Court on Wednesday ruled that two executive decrees related to water management and post-flood rehabilitation and debt management issued by the cabinet do not violate the constitution.
More "Sejeal" stickers found
22/02/2012 : Four more stickers bearing the word "Sejeal" were found on Wednesday posted on a wall made of green zinc-coated roofing sheets on one side of a branch office of the Metropolitan Electricity Authority on Rama 4 road in Bangkok's Klong Toey district.
Chalerm, Yutthasak head security team
22/02/2012 : Deputy Prime Ministers Chalerm Yubamrung and Yutthasak Sasiprapa have been appointed by the cabinet to head a team for the collation and analysis of security-related reports from government agencies, acting government spokeswoman Thitima Chaisaeng said.