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May 22, 2012 6:13 pm

Myanmar police detain Mandalay protesters in custody

The persons detained included writers, local politicians and poets. Some of them did not directly involved in the protest, sources said. People in second largest city of Mandalay lit up candles..

May 22, 2012 4:56 pm

SET index ends down 3.64 pts, 0.32 pct

Thai composite stocks index (SET) closed on Tuesday at 1,131.52, down 3.64 points, or 0.32 per cent in line with regional shares amid Bt26.52 billion turnover. Blue chip SET-50 index was at..

May 22, 2012 4:52 pm

Insurgents launch bomb attack in Yala ahead of Prayuth's..

Insurgents detonated a roadside home-made bomb at noon to ambush a unit of six troops traveling in an armoured personnel carrier to Ban Bueng Nam Sai School in Raman district. No one was..

May 22, 2012 3:13 pm

Gov't at risk on compensation payments: Wissanu

"I question the legality for the Bt7 million compensation package if the government has the legal mandate to do so, then there would not be the digit lottery case," he said in reference to..

May 22, 2012 3:10 pm

Dragon blasts off on first private flight to ISS

SpaceX’s Dragon capsule, perched atop a Falcon 9 rocket, lifted off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Centre in Florida at 3:44 am (0744GMT). An initial attempt was scrapped at the last minute on..

May 22, 2012 3:08 pm

Iran and IAEA agree nuclear inspection deal

Amano added that some minor difference needed still to be sorted out.//dpa

May 22, 2012 2:24 pm

Reds want amnesty for royal insult

"The government should complete the amnesty process by June 12," petitioner Anusorn Samithkul said. Anusorn said the amnesty would prevent a repeat of the tragedy faced by lese majeste..

May 22, 2012 12:42 pm

Thaksin a loyal friend of reds: Natthawut

"For as long as I have known him, Thaksin has never abandoned his friends or allies in a common struggle," he said. Natthawut dismissed speculation about a sour alliance, which he said..

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May 22, 2012 10:39 am

Thump-up for first day of budget debate: whips

"The debate is going well. There is no snide, no protest and no disorderly conduct on the House floor," chief coalition whip Udomdej Rattanasatien said. Udomdej said he was optimistic that the..

May 22, 2012 10:38 am

Four complaints aimed at dissolving Pheu Thai Party

The EC-appointed panel is writing the report on the first case and will soon forward it for the final review by EC chairman Suchart Sukkagganond in his concurrent capacity as the political party..

May 22, 2012 10:15 am

SET index opens up 13.92 pts, 1.23 pct

Thai composite stocks index (SET) opened on Tuesday at 1,149.08, up13.92 points, or 1.23 per cent in line with regional shares. Blue chip SET-50 index was at 800.88, up 10.15 points, or 1.28..

May 22, 2012 8:18 am

Wall St ends 6-day losing streak

U.S. shares cloed near highs overnight with the Dow and S&P 500 ending 6-day losing streak and the Nasdaq posting best one-day percentage gain this year, as investors buy up beaten stocks. Dow..