The statement said the national government should own the country's railroads, telegraph,and telephone systems.

VOA: special.2010.06.10

BHP Billition said in a statement that government stimulus measures imposed over the past year "appear to have supported a gradual return to normalized global trade."

VOA: standard.2010.01.21

The statement said the Thai Government was doing its utmost to restore peace and order and bring the situation back to normal as soon as possible.

VOA: standard.2009.04.13

The country's law did not make specific provisions for political asylum, a government statement said.

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The government statement said the explosives had been primed to blow up when it was switched on.

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The government statement said that the number of pigs being salvaged from the river appeared to be decreasing.

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