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  • April exports up 10.52% on 2012

    23 May 2013 : Exports for April were up 10.52% on April 2012, with a total value of US$18.70 billion, permanent secretary for commerce Watcharee Wimuktayon said on Thursday.

  • Bike theft gang busted, drugs seized

    23 May 2013 : Bangkok police have arrested three men accused of selling parts from stolen motorbikes, and seized 3,450 speed pills and 50 grammes of crystal meth from one of the suspects.

  • Chalerm's bill filed by Pheu Thai MPs

    23 May 2013 : Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yubamrung's reconciliation bill seeking a blanket amnesty for people involved in past political unrest has been filed with the House of Representatives.

  • SET dives 26.15 points midday

    23 May 2013 : The Stock Exchange of Thailand main index went down 26.15 points, or 1.60%, to close at 1,605.12 points at the end of trading session this morning. The trade value was 34.12 billion baht, with 5.31 billion shares traded.

  • Samsung Galaxy S4 sales top 10m

    23 May 2013 : SEOUL - South Korea's Samsung Electronics said Thursday that global sales of its latest flagship Galaxy smartphone had topped 10 million units less than a month after its debut.

  • Malaysian 'married child rape victim'

    23 May 2013 : KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Prosecutors are pursuing rape charges against a 40-year-old Malaysian who allegedly had sex with a 13-year-old girl and then married her.

  • Ranger, militant die in far South clash

    23 May 2013 : A militant and a ranger were killed, and another ranger critically wounded, in a clash in Narathiwat’s Cho Airong district early Thursday morning, reports said.

  • Baht weakens on Bernanke comment

    23 May 2013 : The baht fell by the most in almost two weeks as speculation the US Federal Reserve will scale back its bond-buying damped demand for emerging-market assets.

  • SET down 5.96 points at opening

    23 May 2013 : Thai stocks opened down 0.37% at the start of trade this morning.

  • Gold prices down 200 baht

    23 May 2013 : The Gold Traders Association this morning announced buying prices at 19,025.80 baht per baht-weight for gold ornaments and 19,300 baht per baht-weight for gold bar.

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