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Thu, 24 May 2012 15:13:38 http://www.nationmultimedia.com/specials/nationphoto/http://www.nationmultimedia.com/images/nation_feed.gif Nationmultimediacom-Breakingnewshttp://feedburner.google.com <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/W-zyMWYIEpviC47YIa_RUh4Tqbk/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/W-zyMWYIEpviC47YIa_RUh4Tqbk/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/W-zyMWYIEpviC47YIa_RUh4Tqbk/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/W-zyMWYIEpviC47YIa_RUh4Tqbk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>Kathmandu - Gay men, lesbians, bisexuals and transgenderpeople in Nepal welcomed a decision Thursday by the government to recognize them as a third gender, or "other," on citizenship identification cards.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Nationmultimediacom-Breakingnews/~4/2zLXPgc0goA" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Nationmultimediacom-Breakingnews/~3/2zLXPgc0goA/Nepalese-government-to-recognize-third-gender-30182728.html Thu, 24 May 2012 14:23:00 http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/Nepalese-government-to-recognize-third-gender-30182728.html <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HuCGbTMU4UOpjOeYbAP5LO6CRv0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HuCGbTMU4UOpjOeYbAP5LO6CRv0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HuCGbTMU4UOpjOeYbAP5LO6CRv0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HuCGbTMU4UOpjOeYbAP5LO6CRv0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>Quebec City - Tokyo, Madrid and Istanbul have made it through to the final round in the competition to host the 2020 Summer Olympics.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Nationmultimediacom-Breakingnews/~4/4PgViw2l1Ik" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Nationmultimediacom-Breakingnews/~3/4PgViw2l1Ik/Tokyo-Madrid-and-Istanbul-in-final-round-to-host-2-30182726.html Thu, 24 May 2012 14:16:00 http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/Tokyo-Madrid-and-Istanbul-in-final-round-to-host-2-30182726.html <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XPXI0BxFC0X_uzfi-tsEYdGx0cw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XPXI0BxFC0X_uzfi-tsEYdGx0cw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XPXI0BxFC0X_uzfi-tsEYdGx0cw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XPXI0BxFC0X_uzfi-tsEYdGx0cw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>Los Angeles - Los Angeles became the largest city in the US to ban plastic bags after the city council voted 13-1 Wednesday to banish them from supermarkets and thousands of smaller stores, the Los Angeles Times reported.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Nationmultimediacom-Breakingnews/~4/32Zj1NU3ddQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Nationmultimediacom-Breakingnews/~3/32Zj1NU3ddQ/Los-Angeles-bans-plastic-bags-30182725.html Thu, 24 May 2012 13:29:00 http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/Los-Angeles-bans-plastic-bags-30182725.html <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/j3b3tO45WOawfj4dYvLa58YYWzA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/j3b3tO45WOawfj4dYvLa58YYWzA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/j3b3tO45WOawfj4dYvLa58YYWzA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/j3b3tO45WOawfj4dYvLa58YYWzA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>Prime Minister Yingluck on Thursday cited a conflicting engagement in Chiang Mai as reason not to chair this afternoon's ceremony to hand out compensation for red-shirt victims of the 2010 political violence.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Nationmultimediacom-Breakingnews/~4/ckmD7ALrhL4" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Nationmultimediacom-Breakingnews/~3/ckmD7ALrhL4/PM-to-skip-compensation-hand-out-ceremony-30182722.html Thu, 24 May 2012 12:48:00 http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/PM-to-skip-compensation-hand-out-ceremony-30182722.html <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8JLqsJxoT9HUiTe3Btfka-Itj3w/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8JLqsJxoT9HUiTe3Btfka-Itj3w/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8JLqsJxoT9HUiTe3Btfka-Itj3w/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8JLqsJxoT9HUiTe3Btfka-Itj3w/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Nationmultimediacom-Breakingnews/~4/knYRFlzwUUk" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Nationmultimediacom-Breakingnews/~3/knYRFlzwUUk/SET-index-opens-up-3-57-pts-0-32-30182716.html Thu, 24 May 2012 10:34:00 http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/SET-index-opens-up-3-57-pts-0-32-30182716.html <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wFv8dXI45796iY6uTTsF9h2qdes/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wFv8dXI45796iY6uTTsF9h2qdes/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wFv8dXI45796iY6uTTsF9h2qdes/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/wFv8dXI45796iY6uTTsF9h2qdes/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Nationmultimediacom-Breakingnews/~4/VeGm_VmUP4Y" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Nationmultimediacom-Breakingnews/~3/VeGm_VmUP4Y/Wall-St-ends-mixed-30182715.html Thu, 24 May 2012 8:24:00 http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/Wall-St-ends-mixed-30182715.html <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/uBQ1-1Fq7W9ncsqHNVlwQDfZRIM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/uBQ1-1Fq7W9ncsqHNVlwQDfZRIM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/uBQ1-1Fq7W9ncsqHNVlwQDfZRIM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/uBQ1-1Fq7W9ncsqHNVlwQDfZRIM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>Siam Cement Plc estimates the loss of about Bt1 billion in quarterly income from Bangkok Synthetic Co Ltd, following the explosion at BST Elastomers Co Ltd.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Nationmultimediacom-Breakingnews/~4/8A6YDkZVbRQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Nationmultimediacom-Breakingnews/~3/8A6YDkZVbRQ/BST-Elastomers-blast-to-cost-SCC-over-Bt1-bn-30182682.html Wed, 23 May 2012 19:24:00 http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/BST-Elastomers-blast-to-cost-SCC-over-Bt1-bn-30182682.html <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/TvPUKuv9EQbfU14oOkEn3YEeqH8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/TvPUKuv9EQbfU14oOkEn3YEeqH8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/TvPUKuv9EQbfU14oOkEn3YEeqH8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/TvPUKuv9EQbfU14oOkEn3YEeqH8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>The Agriculture and Cooperatives Ministry (MOAC) Wednesday presented the "Flood Countermeasures for Thailand Agricultural Sector" project designed to help fiveflood hit provinces revive from last year's crisis.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Nationmultimediacom-Breakingnews/~4/sUXCpBn3xuA" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Nationmultimediacom-Breakingnews/~3/sUXCpBn3xuA/Flood-revival-plan-targets-five-provinces-30182663.html Wed, 23 May 2012 18:34:00 http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/Flood-revival-plan-targets-five-provinces-30182663.html <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/q8SV7vXvyvQmssvoqxNglv9OfoA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/q8SV7vXvyvQmssvoqxNglv9OfoA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/q8SV7vXvyvQmssvoqxNglv9OfoA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/q8SV7vXvyvQmssvoqxNglv9OfoA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>The House voted 274 to 1 to approved the 2013 budget bill Wednesday afternoon.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Nationmultimediacom-Breakingnews/~4/C31WX4qxVJQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Nationmultimediacom-Breakingnews/~3/C31WX4qxVJQ/Budget-debate-approved-in-first-reading-30182658.html Wed, 23 May 2012 18:02:00 http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/Budget-debate-approved-in-first-reading-30182658.html <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8G8MFS7Q1ZxlCn8oOWQRMl6d5_w/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8G8MFS7Q1ZxlCn8oOWQRMl6d5_w/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8G8MFS7Q1ZxlCn8oOWQRMl6d5_w/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/8G8MFS7Q1ZxlCn8oOWQRMl6d5_w/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>Thesaban 2 School in Kanchanaburi's Muang district will reopen next Monday after being closed for a week because a five-year-old pupil had symptoms similar to hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD).<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Nationmultimediacom-Breakingnews/~4/CfxMCIUerNo" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Nationmultimediacom-Breakingnews/~3/CfxMCIUerNo/HFMD-fear-closes-school-30182653.html Wed, 23 May 2012 17:47:00 http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/HFMD-fear-closes-school-30182653.html <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/iBRdJkm81ggj4W6mexDherd6uhQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/iBRdJkm81ggj4W6mexDherd6uhQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/iBRdJkm81ggj4W6mexDherd6uhQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/iBRdJkm81ggj4W6mexDherd6uhQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra will Thursday chair the ceremony to hand out the Bt579 million compensation for 522 victims of the 2010 political mayhem, Justice Minister Pracha Promnok said on Wednesday.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Nationmultimediacom-Breakingnews/~4/3e7XruVedx8" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Nationmultimediacom-Breakingnews/~3/3e7XruVedx8/Govt-to-pay-compensation-for-political-victims-Thu-30182647.html Wed, 23 May 2012 17:15:00 http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/Govt-to-pay-compensation-for-political-victims-Thu-30182647.html <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NZG1QnI7vWWXf8h2lIKXVnvERgc/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NZG1QnI7vWWXf8h2lIKXVnvERgc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NZG1QnI7vWWXf8h2lIKXVnvERgc/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NZG1QnI7vWWXf8h2lIKXVnvERgc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Nationmultimediacom-Breakingnews/~4/fqDp0HxFl-A" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Nationmultimediacom-Breakingnews/~3/fqDp0HxFl-A/SET-index-ends-down-20-82pts1-84-pct-30182645.html Wed, 23 May 2012 17:11:00 http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/SET-index-ends-down-20-82pts1-84-pct-30182645.html <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NOxwDWIZX_tOTH1QvBWkST4_208/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NOxwDWIZX_tOTH1QvBWkST4_208/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NOxwDWIZX_tOTH1QvBWkST4_208/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NOxwDWIZX_tOTH1QvBWkST4_208/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>Democrat MPs, led by Suthep Thaugsuban, on Wednesday called for the National Anti Corruption Commission to look into the dropping of royal insult charges in connection with a probe into the alleged conspiracy to topple the monarchy.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Nationmultimediacom-Breakingnews/~4/HbrKN_plTik" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Nationmultimediacom-Breakingnews/~3/HbrKN_plTik/Democrats-charge-top-DSI-officials-for-lapse-of-du-30182640.html Wed, 23 May 2012 16:15:00 http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/Democrats-charge-top-DSI-officials-for-lapse-of-du-30182640.html <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/nQm3m4RGBxAM3gAscrbbR0_v9Lo/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/nQm3m4RGBxAM3gAscrbbR0_v9Lo/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/nQm3m4RGBxAM3gAscrbbR0_v9Lo/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/nQm3m4RGBxAM3gAscrbbR0_v9Lo/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>PM's Office Minister Woravat Auapinyakul on Wednesday said he was in no position to comment on the Cabinet line-up in the face of a latest speculation that Commerce Minister Boonsong Teriyapirom was on the way out.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Nationmultimediacom-Breakingnews/~4/JIMggsgvGgw" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Nationmultimediacom-Breakingnews/~3/JIMggsgvGgw/July-19-date-circulated-for-Cabinet-reshuffle-30182634.html Wed, 23 May 2012 14:11:00 http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/July-19-date-circulated-for-Cabinet-reshuffle-30182634.html <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/o8on0M89d21VyLHe87968S4Iuo4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/o8on0M89d21VyLHe87968S4Iuo4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/o8on0M89d21VyLHe87968S4Iuo4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/o8on0M89d21VyLHe87968S4Iuo4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>East Asian and Pacific economies are projected to grow 7.6 per cent this year, compared with 8.2 per cent in 2011, as China's expansion slows, the World Bank said Wednesday.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Nationmultimediacom-Breakingnews/~4/yKzFkFhm_jA" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Nationmultimediacom-Breakingnews/~3/yKzFkFhm_jA/East-Asian-Pacific-economies-to-grow-7-6-per-cent--30182633.html Wed, 23 May 2012 13:33:00 http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/East-Asian-Pacific-economies-to-grow-7-6-per-cent--30182633.html <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/UwrATrWDvhsOYWFdbGSTCFnF5ZY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/UwrATrWDvhsOYWFdbGSTCFnF5ZY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/UwrATrWDvhsOYWFdbGSTCFnF5ZY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/UwrATrWDvhsOYWFdbGSTCFnF5ZY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>Suphoth Sublom on Wednesday dismissed speculation that he was trying to escape his graft accountability, saying his resignation from the position of permanent secreatary for Transport was meant for administrative expediency.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Nationmultimediacom-Breakingnews/~4/2x6A21oj_0w" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Nationmultimediacom-Breakingnews/~3/2x6A21oj_0w/Suphoth-defends-his-resignation-for-expediency-30182627.html Wed, 23 May 2012 13:10:00 http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/Suphoth-defends-his-resignation-for-expediency-30182627.html <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/7T1od16OiQA_jWEkrdApJ6dWNhE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/7T1od16OiQA_jWEkrdApJ6dWNhE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/7T1od16OiQA_jWEkrdApJ6dWNhE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/7T1od16OiQA_jWEkrdApJ6dWNhE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>The nomination of Matibhum Party leader Sonthi Boonyaratglin to vet the 2013 Budget Bill is appropriate without a hidden agenda, Rak Santi Party leader Purachai Piumsombun said on Wednesday.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Nationmultimediacom-Breakingnews/~4/Pg_TtJOBPpc" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Nationmultimediacom-Breakingnews/~3/Pg_TtJOBPpc/Sonthi-tipped-to-join-House-committee-for-budget-v-30182624.html Wed, 23 May 2012 12:44:00 http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/Sonthi-tipped-to-join-House-committee-for-budget-v-30182624.html <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vrFEdHECHNhhghjbl6iOHVVgOrk/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vrFEdHECHNhhghjbl6iOHVVgOrk/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vrFEdHECHNhhghjbl6iOHVVgOrk/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vrFEdHECHNhhghjbl6iOHVVgOrk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>The budget debate has been constructive and useful and will likely to conclude around 3.00 pm, chief coalition whip Udomdej Rattasatien said on Wednesday.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Nationmultimediacom-Breakingnews/~4/4Y-euDJPFa8" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Nationmultimediacom-Breakingnews/~3/4Y-euDJPFa8/Budget-debate-expected-to-conclude-by-3-pm-30182622.html Wed, 23 May 2012 10:29:00 http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/Budget-debate-expected-to-conclude-by-3-pm-30182622.html <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4MxfoL07xZU3MY0uUmNnbi4r3IQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4MxfoL07xZU3MY0uUmNnbi4r3IQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4MxfoL07xZU3MY0uUmNnbi4r3IQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4MxfoL07xZU3MY0uUmNnbi4r3IQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Nationmultimediacom-Breakingnews/~4/--CthrnOfMY" height="1" width="1"/> 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