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Supoj cash-grab burglars get jail
29 Mar 2013 : The Criminal Court on Friday handed down an 18-year prison sentence for the mastermind of the gang that robbed the home of former permanent secretary for transport Supoj Saplom in November 2011 - a crime that sparked allegations of "unusual wealth".
Ranger outpost attacked in Yala
29 Mar 2013 : A paramilitary ranger outpost in Raman district of Yala province was attacked on Thursday night, but no troops were hurt, police said.
Court rules Nuon Chea fit for trial
29 Mar 2013 : Cambodia's war crimes court ruled Friday that Pol Pot's former deputy Nuon Chea was fit to continue standing trial after the death of a co-defendant renewed fears that the elderly accused may not live to see verdicts.
SET up 19.40 points midday
29 Mar 2013 : The Stock Exchange of Thailand main index went up 19.40 points, or 1.26%, to close at 1,563.97 points at the end of trading session this morning. The trade value was 26.07 billion baht, with 5.99 billion shares traded.
Govt expects 310 votes for loan bill
29 Mar 2013 : Government chief whip Amnuay Klangpa expects 310 MPs to vote in favour of passing the two-trillion-baht loan bill for infrastructure megaprojects when the House first-reading debate ends later today.
SET up 11.32 points at opening
29 Mar 2013 : Thai stocks opened up 0.73% at the start of trade Friday morning.
100 dogs saved from slaughter
29 Mar 2013 : NONG KHAI - More than 100 dogs were spared at the last moment on Thursday after military police stopped and seized two truckloads of canines apparently on their way to a slaughterhouse.
Gold prices down 50 baht
29 Mar 2013 : The Gold Traders Association announced Friday morning the buying prices at 21,784.92 baht per baht-weight for gold ornaments, and 22,100 baht per baht-weight for gold bar.
Mandela 'making steady progress'
29 Mar 2013 : Nelson Mandela was "in good spirits" and making steady progress on Friday as he spent a second day in hospital for a lung infection, in the latest health scare for the revered peace icon, South Africa's presidency said.
North Korea puts rockets on alert
29 Mar 2013 : SEOUL - North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un on Friday ordered preparations for strategic rocket strikes on the US mainland and military bases in the Pacific and South Korea.
