91.   It quoted Thai officials as saying the rebels were disarmed and sent back into Burma, although Burmese officials had requested they be handed over to them.

92.   It has not yet been decided what the royal couple will do during the visit, which will last about four days, said the Thai official.

93.   Jittiporn yesterday failed to report to a panel of THAI high-ranking officials set up to investigate the matter.

94.   Kobsak said calls for repatriation was made by individual Thai officials and insisted that the government has no plan to repatriate the Hmong.

95.   Lee is also scheduled to hold talks with senior Thai officials, including Prime Minister Chuan Leekpai.

96.   Lengthy pleading by Thai officials convinced French police not to arrest him, the paper said.

97.   Loud bangs and shaking heard by Thai villagers were caused by sonic booms, Thai officials said.

98.   McCaffrey said he and Thai officials discussed methamphetamine abuse, which threatens to become a bigger problem than heroin in Thailand and other Asian countries.

99.   Meanwhile, a helicopter carrying rebels who seized the embassy on Friday flew out of Bangkok with two senior Thai officials.

100.   Meanwhile, Thai officials confirmed the first large-scale return to Burma of refugees from the recent fighting.