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UN: End use of Myanmar child soldiers
22 May 2013 : UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Myanmar's government has made progress in reducing the recruitment of children into the armed forces but still needs to stamp out the practice.
P-Move to end rally Thursday
22 May 2013 : Leaders of the People's Movement for a Just Society (P-Move) have agreed to end their rally outside Government House tomorrow after the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with government representatives.
IMF: Myanmar GDP to grow 6.75%
22 May 2013 : Myanmar's economy could grow by 6.75% this fiscal year, led by natural gas sales and investment as the country moves to modernise its financial system, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Monitor lizard visits Govt House
22 May 2013 : A two-metre monitor lizard was found crawling through air ducts in the ceiling of Government House building on Wednesday morning, reports said.
Shop owner slain in Narathiwat
22 May 2013 : The owner of a grocery shop in Sungai Padi district of Narathiwat was killed by a man pretending to be a customer on Wednesday morning.
Durian pizza a hit in Shanghai
22 May 2013 : A restaurant in Shanghai is offering affluent middle-class Chinese with a growing taste for the exotic a popular, if unusual, dish - pizza with a Thai durian topping.
Blackout will cost industry 'billions'
22 May 2013 : The huge power blackout in the South on Tuesday night could cost the food and rubber processing sector about 10 billion baht, and the government must ensure it does not happen again, Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) secretary-general Tanit Sorat said on Wednesday.
SET up 4.34 points midday
22 May 2013 : The Stock Exchange of Thailand main index went up 4.34 points, or 0.26%, to close at 1,647.77 points at the end of trading session this morning. The trade value was 37.39 billion baht, with 4.14 billion shares traded.
Export target lowered to 7-7.5%
22 May 2013 : The Ministry of Commerce has lowered its export growth target for 2013 to 7-7.5% from the previous projection of 8-9% on the back of the baht’s continuing strength, Commerce Minister Boonsong Teriyapirom said on Wednesday.
Children die hugging as house burns
22 May 2013 : Dead bodies of a boy and his younger sister hugging each other were discovered after a fire at their home in Phitsanulok province on Tuesday night.
