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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 : Well know 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.
Dems demand B2trln project details
23 May 2013 : Democrat Party MPs have threatened to withdraw from the House committee scrutinising the 2.2 trillion baht loans bill and seek a Constitution Court ruling on its legality if by June 3 the government does not provide details of the various projects to be carried out with the loans.
Japanese eye Thai train contracts
23 May 2013 : Japanese investors are said to be keen on investing in Thailand's high-speed train project, one of the flagship schemes under Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra's government.
Poll: B4.82bn splash on merit making
23 May 2013 : About 4.82 billion baht will be spent by people making merit on Visakha Bucha Day this Friday, according to a survey by the Economic and Business Forecasting Centre of the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce (UTTC).
