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Asian companies 'more optimistic'
19 Jun 2013 : Asia's top companies have become more optimistic about their business outlook with the retail and shipping industries rebounding sharply in the second quarter of 2013, according to a Thomson Reuters survey.
SET up 6.15 points at midday
19 Jun 2013 : The Stock Exchange of Thailand main index went up 6.15 points, or 0.43%, to close at 1,433.57 points at the end of trading session this morning. The trade value was 25.24 billion baht, with 5.40 billion shares traded.
Monks 'pimped boy' for senior monk
19 Jun 2013 : Chiang Mai police on Wednesday detained two monks accused of luring a 14-year-old boy into performing sexual acts with a famous monk in Chiang Mai province.
Big crystal meth seizure in Ayutthaya
19 Jun 2013 : A man was arrested with 500,000 methamphetamine pills and 40kg of ice, or crystal methamphetamine, in his possession in a raid on a house in Pang Pa-in district of Ayutthaya province on Wednesday morning.
Policeman, ranger killed in South
19 Jun 2013 : A police officer was killed by a bomb explosion on a road in Yala and a paramilitary ranger shot dead in an ambush in Pattani on Tuesday night, reports said.
SET up 18.77 points at opening
19 Jun 2013 : Thai stocks opened up 1.31% at the start of trade this morning.
Baht drops, investors await Fed signal
19 Jun 2013 : Thailand's baht fell to within 0.4% of a nine-month low and bonds dropped as investors waited for a signal from the US Federal Reserve on the future of its stimulus program that has spurred fund flows to emerging markets.
Gold prices unchanged
19 Jun 2013 : The Gold Traders Association this morning announced buying prices at 19,708.00 baht per baht-weight for gold ornaments and 20,000 baht per baht-weight for gold bar.
BMA to enlarge flood drains
19 Jun 2013 : The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is planning to enlarge the drains in selected districts to help prevent flooding.
Co-op seizes haul of inferior fertiliser
19 Jun 2013 : A rubber planters cooperative has seized more than 160 tonnes of substandard fertiliser at a warehouse in Songkhla.
