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Thai pair face jail for spooking markets with news of ailing king

BANGKOK: Thai authorities have charged two people with spreading false information about the health of the king, after rumours last month sent the sharemarket plunging. ...full story at Sydney Morning Hearld

from Sydney Morning Hearld on Mon, Nov 02 2009

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