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BANGKOK — Thailand will not see an elected government until early 2017, according to the deputy chairman of the junta’s interim parliament, the National Legislative Assembly (NLA).

CHONBURI — A 60-year-old Chinese tourist drowned while he was snorkeling off the coast of Pattaya on Friday.

YALA — A former Muslim insurgent leader was released from prison today on the final day of Ramadan after receiving a pardon from Thai authorities.

BANGKOK — The Royal Thai Army has announced that some military bases are now offering low-cost food to the public.

BANGKOK (DPA) — Thailand is to launch a campaign to increase the average height of its citizens through better nutrition at school and health awareness for children, officials said Friday.

BANGKOK - The Royal Thai Army has announced that some military bases are now offering low-cost food to the public.

BANGKOK – Bangkok's central administrative court has permitted a Redshirt-run television station to return to the air while the court deliberates on whether a stage agency's order to shut down the channel was lawful.

MANILA (DPA) – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Thursday cut its economic growth forecast for developing Asia amid slower-than-expected growth in the United States and China.

SONGKHLA – More than a dozen banners were discovered across Thailand’s insurgent-torn south this morning, bearing Thai and Malay text that accused Thai authorities of lying to the international community.

CHIANG MAI — A police commander and part-time lottery prophet in Chiang Mai province said he has ordered an investigation into the owner of a website who has impersonated him and offered lottery number predictions in his name.