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February 23, 2012 1:21 pm

SET index midday down 3.13 pts, 0.28 pct

Thai composite stocks index (SET) at midday Thursday stood at 1,134.69, down 3.13 points, or 0.28 per cent in line with regional shares amid Bt16.93 billion turnover. Blue chip SET-50 index was..

February 23, 2012 1:16 pm

Parliament votes to go ahead with deliberation of 3 charter..

When the joint House-Senate session began at 9:40 am to deliberate three charter drafts sponsored by the government, the Pheu Thai Party and Chart Thai Pattana Party, Democrat MPs proposed..

February 23, 2012 1:04 pm

250 policemen deployed to keep security at Parliament

A company of policemen or 150 officers were deployed to keep security outside Parliament to prevent possible clashes between red-shirt and multi-coulored shirt demonstrators. The..

February 23, 2012 12:55 pm

Multi-coloured group submit 30,000 names against charter..

Tul Sitthisomwong, the leader of the network better known as the multi-coloured group, submitted the names to Deputy House Speaker Charoen Chankomol to oppose the amendment of Article..

February 23, 2012 10:59 am

SET index opens up 3.80 pts, 0.32 pct

Thai composite stocks index opened on Thursday at 1,141.63,up 3.80 points, or 0.32 per cent. Blue chip SET-50 index was at 804.64, up 3.05 points, or 0.38 per cent. Top five most active..

February 23, 2012 7:53 am

Wall St ends 3-day rally

U.S. stocks ended lower overnight in thin trading amid ongoing concerns over euro zone debt crisis. The Dow Jones Industrial Average erased 27.02 points, or 0.21 per cent, to close at 12,938.67..

February 22, 2012 6:05 pm

PM puts brakes on cable car

A mobile Cabinet meeting in Udon Thani on Tuesday reportedly was ready to approve the project. Government spokeswoman Thitima Chaisang said the premier pointed out this was an..

February 22, 2012 6:03 pm

Rangers bombed in pickup truck

The homemade bomb exploded around 9am while a six-strong squad from Ranger Unit 4502 on a pickup truck, heading to the 45th regiment in Ra Ngae district, passed a local bridge. Insurgents..

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February 22, 2012 4:54 pm

Malaysia stops sale of sex education book by British author

The office said it would temporarily stop the sale of the book Where Did I Come From to study if the contents could harm Malaysians’ moral character. The 44-page book, written by..

February 22, 2012 4:50 pm

SET index ends down 2.57 pts,0.23 pct

Thai composite stock index (SET) closed on Wednesday at 1,137.82, down 2.57 points, or 0.23 per cent amid Bt39.62 billion turnover. Blue chip SET-50 index was at 801.59,down 2.07 points, or 0.26..

February 22, 2012 4:48 pm

Iran embassy defends female citizen in bomb case

Fatemeh Ghaheri, 21, was wrongly identified in the report as a suspect in the recent bomb blasts in Bangkok after police questioned her. To date, Thai authorities have issued arrest warrants..

February 22, 2012 4:26 pm

Thailand to host world press association conference

The Cabinet resolved on Wednesday that Thailand would host the event as requested. As the host, Thailand needs to come up with safety measures, supporting vehicles and facilitation on visa..