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33 provinces cold disaster zones

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:34:00 GMT

A total of 33 provinces have been declared cold spell disaster zones, Wibul Sanguanpong, director general of the Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department, said on Saturday.

PM: Govt ready to deal with deluge

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 03:41:00 GMT

Works under the flood prevention projects, including floodwalls construction and waterways dredging will be completed before coming rainy season, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said on Saturday.

Deadly clashes as anger with Egypt military boils over

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 03:32:00 GMT

A second day of clashes with Egyptian police left five more people dead as anger against the ruling military boiled over amid fury at the recent deaths of 74 people in football-related violence.

Gold prices for Saturday

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:25:00 GMT

The Gold Traders Association this morning set the buying price at 24,832.08 baht per baht-weight for gold ornaments and 25,200 baht per baht-weight for gold bar.

Mortar fire kills 105 in Syrian "massacre"

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:32:00 GMT

Mortar fire killed 105 people and left hundreds more injured in a "massacre" in the central Syrian city of Homs overnight Friday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.

US job surge lifts hopes for resilient recovery

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:32:00 GMT

US businesses cranked up hiring in January, pulling down the unemployment rate for a fifth straight month amid signs of a stronger recovery brewing in the world's largest economy.

US jobless rate falls to 8.3%

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:32:00 GMT

The US unemployment rate fell to 8.3 percent in January, its lowest level in nearly three years, thanks to an unexpected surge in hiring, government data showed Friday.

Red shirts told to shun Nitirat

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:56:00 GMT

The Democrat Party says Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra should forbid red-shirt supporters from backing the Nitirat campaign to amend the lese majeste laws, for fear the conflict could escalate.

China mine blast kills 11

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:32:00 GMT

A gas explosion in a southwest China coal mine Friday killed 11 workers and injured six others, state press said in the latest accident to hit the nation's dangerous mining industry.

China mine explosion kills 11

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:32:00 GMT

A gas explosion in a southwest China coal mine Friday killed 11 workers and injured six others, state press said in the latest accident to hit the nation's dangerous mining industry.

Supoj defence needs time

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:38:00 GMT

Supoj Saplom wants 30 more days to prepare his defence against charges of being unusually wealthy and corrupt pratices, the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) said on Friday.

British minister quits to fight charges in speeding row

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:33:00 GMT

British Energy Secretary Chris Huhne resigned on Friday after being told he will face criminal charges over allegations he dodged a speeding penalty, but vowed to prove his innocence.

SET rises 7.28 points

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:00:00 GMT

The Stock Exchange of Thailand main index went up 7.28- points or 0.67% to close at 1,098.95 points at the end of trading session on Friday Afternoon. The trade value was 26.07 billion baht, with 4.00 billion shares traded.

BoT forecast: 4.9% growth

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:55:00 GMT

The Thai economy is expected to grow 4.9 per cent this year and 5.6 per cent in 2013, Bank of Thailand assistant governor Paiboon Kittisrikangwan said on Friday.

Motorbike taxis ask Chalerm for help

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:34:00 GMT

Motorcycle taxi drivers on Friday sought help from Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yubamrung, seeking protection from extortion by criminal gangs.

PTT, Bangchak cut pump prices

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:46:00 GMT

PTT and Bangchak Petroleum announced on Friday that they are cutting pump prices by 0.30 baht per litre for all kinds of fuel.

33 killed in far South in January

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:29:00 GMT

A total of 33 people were killed and 41 others injured in 55 incidents of violence in the far South in January, the Deep South Watch Centre at Prince of Songkla University, Pattani campus, reported on Friday.

Simsimi to censor swear words

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:29:00 GMT

The Simsimi chat bot developer has agreed censor swear words and personal rights violations from its smartphone application's Thai vocabulary, Information and Communication Technology Minister Anudith Nakornthap said Friday.

SET rises 2.18 points midday

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:41:00 GMT

The Stock Exchange of Thailand main index went up 2.18 points or 0.20% to close at 1,093.85 points at the end of trading session on Friday morning. The trade value was 13.00 billion baht, with 2.27 billion shares traded.

Pirated movies, music seized in Ubon

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:19:00 GMT

Police on Friday confiscated more than 10,000 pirated DVDs, VCDs and music CDs in central Ubon Ratchathani.

Oil trader murdered in Narathiwat

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:16:00 GMT

An illegal oil vendor was killed in an ambush in Bacho district of Narathiwat early Friday morning, said Pol Col Issares Sanguannam, chief of Bacho police station.

Wife slain, husband, son wounded

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:05:00 GMT

A woman was killed, her husband and young son seriously injured in a drive-by shooting in Pattani’s Saiburi district on Friday morning, said Pol Col Arsis Umayee, chief of Saiburi police station.

Khmer Rouge jailer handed life on appeal

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 03:32:00 GMT

PHNOM PENH - A Khmer Rouge jailer who oversaw the deaths of some 15,000 people was given life in prison on appeal on Friday, bringing down the curtain on a landmark first case at Cambodia's UN-backed war crimes court.

SET up 0.20% at opening

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 03:11:00 GMT

Thai stocks opened up 2.21 points at the start of trade Friday morning.

Gold prices for Friday

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 02:34:00 GMT

The Gold Traders Association this morning set the buying price at 25,226.24 baht per baht-weight for gold ornaments and 25,600 baht per baht-weight for gold bar.