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Charter debate times settled
02 Apr 2013 : The government, opposition and senate whips have reached an agreement on the times that will be allocated their members to debate the charter amendment bills, and the dispute over the senate speaker.
SET down 6.22 points midday
02 Apr 2013 : The Stock Exchange of Thailand main index went down 6.22 points, or 0.40%, to close at 1,543.33 points at the end of trading session this morning. The trade value was 23.87 billion baht, with 8.45 billion shares traded.
Nikhom insists on chairing joint sitting
02 Apr 2013 : Senate Speaker Nikhom Wairatpanich, in his capacity as Deputy Parliament President, has ignored opposition protests and insisted he will continue to chair the joint parliamentary sitting on the charter amendment bills during the second day of the debate, a duty he shares with Parliament President Somsak Kiatsuranont.
Aid access restricted at fire-hit camp
02 Apr 2013 : Authorities at the Ban Mae Surin refugee camp in Mae Hong Son province are restricting access to the site so that only officials, including the military and police, are allowed to enter.
Acehnese fly separatist flag
02 Apr 2013 : BANDA ACEH – Thousands of Acehnese people took to the streets Monday to demand that a separatist flag be made the official flag of the province, police said.
Motorcycle bomb injures police
02 Apr 2013 : Two border patrol police were injured by an explosion on a local road in Yarang district of Pattani province on Tuesday morning, police said.
Vietnamese farmers go on trial
02 Apr 2013 : HAIPHONG – A Vietnamese court has begun hearing the trial of four fish farmers charged with attempted murder for fighting back against police and army officers seeking to evict them from their land last year.
Australia: People smuggling rising
02 Apr 2013 : Growing cross-border movements of people throughout the region is fuelling human trafficking and people smuggling, Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr said Tuesday.
Expo 2020: Russia gets tough
02 Apr 2013 : The Russian government will come up with $2 billion to promote Yekaterinburg as site of the Expo 2020 World Fair, reports from Moscow said on Tuesday.
Thai bonds advance, baht steady
02 Apr 2013 : Thailand's government bonds advanced on speculation the country's improving economy will lure inflows from overseas investors. The baht was little changed.
