Investment faces lengthy hit
Thailand's investment climate faces long-term damage as a result of the Bank of Thailand's loss of credibility and its capital-control measures, which will have to be diluted sooner rather than later.
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Nine-year-old Thai girl critically wounded in LA gang crossfire
Los Angeles - A 9-year-old girl Thai standing in her kitchen was shot in the head by a stray bullet as two gangs exchanged gunfire across the street, according to Associated Press Friday.
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TRT want me to lead the party : Chavalit
Former prime minister Gen Chavalit Yongchaiyudh admitted Friday he had been approached to become the Thai Rak Thai Party's leader, but said there was no need to talk about the leadership issue because the party faced dissolution by the courts.
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BOT clarifies FDI exempted
The Bank of Thailand clarifies Friday that foreign direct investment that are exempted from the 30 per cent reserve requirement include property, tourism, travellers' checks.
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Hotel fire injures five in Bangkok
A 10-story hotel caught fire in Bangkok on Friday morning, injuring five people and forcing some two dozen guests to be rescued from the rooftop.
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Female teacher attacked by militants pronounced dead
A female teacher who was attacked by suspected militants in Pattani on Thursday was pronounced dead on Friday, doctors said.
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Massive slum fire leaves hundreds homeless
Hundreds of slum dwellers have to brace chilling weather and settled in tents after a massive fire destroyed over 100 shanty houses at a big Bangkok squatter community Thursday night.
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CAPITAL-CONTROL FIASCO
Pridiyathorn denies any intervention
Deputy PM says there was no political pressure to introduce new requirement
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