Thai PM gives green light to GMO crops
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BANGKOK : Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said he would allow an open-field trial of genetically modified food in what would be a key step towards commercial use of such crops in the kingdom.
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New genetic tests could help crack down on  illegal food or timber trade, fight malaria or even give clues  to how to stop bird strikes with planes, scientists said on  Friday.
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Brazil's president provokes controversy by approving the temporary planting of genetically modified crops.
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Genetically-modified sugar beet can be grown in a way that helps wildlife, UK researchers say.
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Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has staged a political comeback, leading his first cabinet meeting since stepping aside seven weeks ago following street protests and controversial polls.
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Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra shakes up cabinet in a bid to beat bird flu and unrest in the south.
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Environment pressure group Greenpeace said on Monday it welcomed news that leading crop technology company Bayer had pulled out of genetic modification trials in India to focus on conventional plant breeding.
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Take your pick: The widening adoption of genetically engineered crops by farmers around the world is reducing global pesticide use, increasing agricultural yields and bringing unprecedented prosperity and food security to millions of the world's poorest citizens.
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Thailand's new government could pay for four cancer drugs instead of overriding their international patents, Health Minister Chaiya Sasomsap said on Wednesday, fearing possible trade sanctions against his country. The cancer medicines targeted by the previous military-appointed government for compulsory licenses, which allow countries to make or buy cheap, copycat versions of drugs, would cost $24-$27 million a year.
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Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra heads for an unprecedented win in the general election.
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An unauthorized genetically modified  (GMO) rice has found its way into the European Union's retail  food sector and appeared for sale at branches of discount  supermarket Aldi, environment group Greenpeace said on Monday.
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Former World Trade Organization head   Supachai Panitchpakdi has agreed to be Thailand's new prime   minister, newspapers said on Tuesday, as the country's military   rulers unveiled a plan to return gradually to the barracks.
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Thailand approves extra troops for the country's troubled south, ahead of PM Thaksin Shinawatra's visit.
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The UK government is stepping up efforts to stimulate the growing of crops for use in generating renewable energy.
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Mexican lawmakers approved a new law on Tuesday to regulate genetically modified crops, but opponents said it catered more to the interests of big business than to the protection of centuries-old biodiversity.
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Thailand's parliament on Monday chose a combative, right-wing politician and close ally of ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra as the country's new prime minister
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Thailand's military rulers announced a stop-gap prime minister and constitution on Sunday, fulfilling a promise to step back in favor of civilians within two weeks of their coup against Thaksin Shinawatra.