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SET up 0.82 point at opening
20 Mar 2013 : Thai stocks opened up 0.05% at the start of trade this morning.
Gold prices unchanged
20 Mar 2013 : The Gold Traders Association this morning announced the buying prices at 21,875.88 baht per baht-weight for gold ornaments and 22,200 baht per baht-weight for gold bar.
Cyprus rejects savings seizure
20 Mar 2013 : NICOSIA - Angry MPs on Tuesday unanimously rejected a divisive levy on bank accounts as part of a bailout aimed at saving Cyprus from bankruptcy, decrying as "blackmail" the EU-IMF deal that now lies in tatters.
Microsoft accused of China bribes
20 Mar 2013 : NEW YORK - US authorities are investigating whether Microsoft or its partners bribed officials in China, Italy and Romania to get software contracts, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.
Steve Jobs in town - sort of
19 Mar 2013 : The icon behind the creation of iPhones, iPads and iPods has come to Bangkok - as a wax figure.
Chalerm cancels South for loan debate
19 Mar 2013 : Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yubamrung "postponed" his first trip ever to the deep South, saying he was needed in Bangkok to help the government push through its bill to borrow two trillion baht for infrastructure projects.
China pig-river total near 15,000
19 Mar 2013 : SHANGHAI - The number of dead pigs found in a river which runs through Shanghai has reached nearly 15,000, officials and reports said Tuesday, as a newspaper claimed the government was concealing the true tally.
BoT urges debit-card spending
19 Mar 2013 : The Bank of Thailand (BoT) has announced plans to build easier electronic payment systems to encourage the public to use debit cards in place of cash to pay for goods and services.
FDA warns of used cooking oil
19 Mar 2013 : Popular food deep fried in old oil were discovered to be contaminated with a substance dangerous to health, the Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) said on Tuesday.
Michael Owen set to retire
19 Mar 2013 : LONDON - Former England star and Stoke City striker Michael Owen has confirmed he will retire at the end of the 2012-13 season.
