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Aunt accused of procuring niece held
23 May 2013 : A 43-year-old woman wanted by Thai police for allegedly luring her 17-year-old niece into prostitution in South Korea was arrested at Suvarnabhumi Airport late on Thursday.
Thaksin passport details still unclear
23 May 2013 : The Office of the Ombudsman on Thursday said it had yet to receive a statement from Deputy Prime Minister Pongthep Thepkanchana who has been assigned by Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to explain the return of an ordinary Thai passport to her fugitive brother Thaksin.
Thais stun Japan to reach semis
23 May 2013 : KUALA LUMPUR - Thailand beat Japan 3-1 to reach the semi-finals of the Sudirman Cup mixed badminton team tournament on Thursday night.
Veteran actress dies at 56
23 May 2013 : Aunchalee Chaisirikosin, a veteran actress in Thai movies and soap operas, died on Thursday of heart failure at Lat Phrao Hospital. She was 56.
Baht slides on Fed movements
23 May 2013 : The baht fell by its biggest margin in almost two weeks Thursday as speculation the US Federal Reserve will scale back its bond buying dampened demand for emerging-market assets.
Mike Kingpayom held on drug charges
23 May 2013 : Actor and DJ Mike Kingpayom, 29, has been arrested for using crystal methamphetamine, or yaa ice, police said on Thursday.
Solar plane sets distance record
23 May 2013 : The first manned aircraft that can fly day and night powered only by solar energy set a distance record Thursday when it landed after the second leg of a cross-country US tour.
SET index dives 23.81 points
23 May 2013 : The Stock Exchange of Thailand main index went down 23.81 points, or 1.46%, to close at 1,607.46 points at the end of trading session this afternoon. The trade value was 78.13 billion baht, with 12.30 billion shares traded.
Alcohol sales ban for Visakha Bucha
23 May 2013 : Sales of all kinds of alcoholic drinks are banned from midnight Thursday until midnight Friday, May 24, Visakha Bucha Day, Deputy Public Health Minister Cholanan Srikaew said on Thursday.
Sex-change thief caught during surgery
23 May 2013 : CHON BURI - A lady boy was arrested just as he was undergoing surgery for a sex-change on Thursday and charged with stealing 300,000 baht from a Kuwaiti man to pay for the operation.
