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79 districts now drought areas
10/02/2012 : A total of 79 districts in 13 provinces have been declared drought zones, affecting people in 4,743 villages, Wibul Sanguanpong, director general of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department, said on Friday.
Chalerm: I trust Gen Prayuth
10/02/2012 : There will be no coup because army chief Prayuth Chan-ocha had repeatedly affirmed that no-one had any thought of staging a military takeover, Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yubamrung said on Friday.
Car bombs kill 28 in Syria's Aleppo as tanks hit Homs
10/02/2012 : Twin car bombs targeting security posts in Syria's second city of Aleppo killed at least 28 people on Friday, state media said, as rebels accused the regime of launching the attacks as a diversion.
15 tonnes of drugs seized in Mexico
10/02/2012 : Mexican soldiers made an "historic" drug seizure with the discovery of over 15 tonnes of methamphetamines and other chemicals used to make drugs during a search of a farm in western Mexico, officials said.
More illegal items found in Khao Bin
10/02/2012 : More than 800 packets of cigarettes, pornographic magazines, cell phone chargers, gambling accessories and sharp improvised weapons were discovered during a police raid on Khao Bin Central Prison in in Ratchaburi province on Friday morning.
SMEs not ready for wage hike
10/02/2012 : More than half of the small- and medium-enterprises (SMEs) surveyed recently would not raise the daily minimum wage paid to their employees to 300 baht to comply with the policy of the government, Abac Poll announced on Friday by Abac Poll.
SET down 0.10% at opening
10/02/2012 : Thai stocks opened down 1.09 points at the start of trade Friday morning.
Gold prices for Friday
10/02/2012 : 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.
Passenger van hits truck, 8 killed, 3 injured
10/02/2012 : Eight Cambodians were killed and three others injured when a passenger van they were in slammed into the back of a parked six-wheel truck near the 59 kilometre marker on Kanchanaphisek ringroad in the On Nut area on Friday morning, police said.
Greece accepts austerity deal
09/02/2012 : ATHENS : Greek political leaders have reached a 'final agreement' on additional austerity measures demanded by EU-IMF creditors in return for a loan bailout, a government source said on Thursday.
