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Thai-Afta trade returning to normal

May 16, 2012
Thai-Afta trade returning to normal

Trade between Thailand and member countries of the Asean Free Trade Area (Afta) had returned to a plus figure in the first quarter of the year, Pongppan Jiawiriyapan, deputy director general of the Foreign Trade Department, said on Wednesday.
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SET down 24.11 points midday

May 16, 2012
SET down 24.11 points midday

The Stock Exchange of Thailand main index went down 24.11 points or 2.04% to close at 1,160.44 points at the end of trading session on Wednesday morning. The trade value was 16.04 billion baht, with 2.25 billion shares traded.
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SET dives more than 20 points

May 16, 2012
SET dives more than 20 points

The Stock Exchange of Thailand main index plunged more than 20 points on Wednesday morning due to concern over the financial crisis in Greece, particularly the failure to set up of new government in the country, reports said.
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SET rebounds 19.04 point

May 15, 2012
SET rebounds 19.04 point

The Stock Exchange of Thailand main index went up 19.04 point or 1.63% to close at 1,184.55 points at the end of trading session on Tuesday afternoon. The trade value was 28.52 billion baht, with 4.78 billion shares traded.
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SET rebounds 19.04 point

May 15, 2012
SET rebounds 19.04 point

The Stock Exchange of Thailand main index went up 19.04 point or 1.63% to close at 1,184.55 points at the end of trading session on Tuesday afternoon. The trade value was 28.52 billion baht, with 4.78 billion shares traded.
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SET rockets up on Germany’s data

May 15, 2012
SET rockets up on Germany’s data

The Stock Exchange of Thailand main index rebounded more than 16 points on Tuesday afternoon on the back of German’s better than expected economic figures, reports said.
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SET rockets up on Germany’s data

May 15, 2012
SET rockets up on Germany’s data

The Stock Exchange of Thailand main index rebounded more than 16 points on Tuesday afternoon on the back of German’s better than expected economic figures, reports said.
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SET up 3.96 points midday

May 15, 2012
SET up 3.96 points midday

The Stock Exchange of Thailand main index went up 3.96 points or 0.34% to close at 1,169.47 points at the end of trading session on Tuesday morning. The trade value was 13.17 billion baht, with 2.59 billion shares traded.
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Veerabongsa new chairman of BoT

May 15, 2012
Veerabongsa new chairman of BoT

Veerabonsa Ramangkura has been elected as chairman of the Bank of Thailand’s executive board by the central bank’s selection committee on Monday, an informed source said.
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Veerabongsa new chairman of BoT

May 15, 2012
Veerabongsa new chairman of BoT

Veerabonsa Ramangkura has been elected as chairman of the Bank of Thailand’s executive board by the central bank’s selection committee on Monday, an informed source said.
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Virabongsa new BoT chairman

May 15, 2012
Virabongsa new BoT chairman

Virabongsa Ramangura was elected six to one chairman of the Bank of Thailand’s executive board by the central bank’s selection committee on Monday, an informed source said.
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Virabongsa new BoT chairman

May 15, 2012
Virabongsa new BoT chairman

Virabongsa Ramangura was elected six to one chairman of the Bank of Thailand’s executive board by the central bank’s selection committee on Monday, an informed source said.
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Stocks: BH, MINT, STA

May 14, 2012
Stocks: BH, MINT, STA

Shares of the following companies had unusual moves in Thailand trading. Stock symbols are in parentheses and prices are as of the close in Bangkok.
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Poll: Parents face tuition burden

May 14, 2012
Poll: Parents face tuition burden

About half of the parents surveyed in Bangkok said the cost associated with the reopening of schools is causing them financial problems, Bangkok Poll reported on Monday.
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SET up 0.39% midday

May 14, 2012
SET up 0.39% midday

The Stock Exchange of Thailand main index gained 4.63 points, or 0.39 per cent, to stand at 1,195.64 points at the end of trading session on Monday morning. The trade value was 12.32 billion baht, with 2.28 billion shares traded.
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PAD ready to give Karun legal aid

May 13, 2012
PAD ready to give Karun legal aid

The People's Alliance for Democracy is ready to provide legal assistance to Karun Sai-ngam who was arrested and taken to Bangkok in his car from Buri Ram province this morning.
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SET rises 0.36 point

May 11, 2012
SET rises 0.36 point

The Stock Exchange of Thailand main index went up 0.36 point or 0.03% to close at 1,191.01 points at the end of trading session on Friday afternoon. The trade value was 38.05 billion baht, with 6.23 billion shares traded.
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SET rises 0.36 point

May 11, 2012
SET rises 0.36 point

The Stock Exchange of Thailand main index went up 0.36 point or 0.03% to close at 1,191.01 points at the end of trading session on Friday afternoon. The trade value was 38.05 billion baht, with 6.23 billion shares traded.
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Poll: Thailand not ready for AEC

May 11, 2012
Poll: Thailand not ready for AEC

Just over half of people polled recently (52.3 per cent) thought Thailand is not yet ready for the establishment of the Asean Economic Community (AEC) in 2015, Bansomdej Poll reported on Friday.
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UPDATE: Hotel fire put out

May 11, 2012
UPDATE: Hotel fire put out

The blaze at the Swissotel Le Concorde Hotel on Bangkok's Ratchadapisek road was finally put out about noon. One person was being treated for smoke inhalation, reports said.
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SET down 1.91 points midday

May 11, 2012
SET down 1.91 points midday

The Stock Exchange of Thailand main index went down 1.91 points or 0.16% to close at 1,188.74 points at the end of trading session on Friday morning. The trade value was 16.02 billion baht, with 2.99 billion shares traded.
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Hotel fire on Ratchada road

May 11, 2012
Hotel fire on Ratchada road

A fire broke out in a 25-storey hotel building on Ratchadapisek road in Bangkok's Huay Kwang district on Friday morning, reports said.
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PM, lawyers discuss Preah Vihear case

May 10, 2012
PM, lawyers discuss Preah Vihear case

Foreign lawyers commissioned by Thailand to examine the Preah Vihear temple case have met with Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to learn the facts and gather information to fight it in the International Court of Justice (ICJ).
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SET drops 16.60 points

May 10, 2012
SET drops 16.60 points

The Stock Exchange of Thailand main index went down 16.60 points or 1.38% to close at 1,190.65 points at the end of trading session on Thursday afternoon. The trade value was 45.79 billion baht, with 7.59 billion shares traded.
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SET down 12.08 points midday

May 10, 2012
SET down 12.08 points midday

The Stock Exchange of Thailand main index went down 12.08 points or 1.00% to close at 1,195.17 points at the end of trading session on Thursday morning. The trade value was 25.13 billion baht, with 4.25 billion shares traded.
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Rebel leader: No surrender

May 10, 2012
Rebel leader: No surrender

Maj Gen Na Kham Mwe, a leader of a Karen rebel group who is Thailand's fifth-most wanted drug kingpin, said he will not give in to Thai authorities as he has not done anything wrong.
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SET dives 23.79 points

May 9, 2012
SET dives 23.79 points

The Stock Exchange of Thailand main index went down 23.79 points or 1.93% to close at 1,207.25 points at the end of trading session on Wednesday afternoon. The trade value was 40.78 billion baht, with 7.89 billion shares traded.
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PT wants DSI to probe BTS contract

May 9, 2012
PT wants DSI to probe BTS contract

The Pheu Thai Party will tomorrow petition the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) to investigate the Bangkok governor and the city administration, alleging they broke the law in renewing Bangkok Mass Transit System's (BTS) contract to run the skytrain, party spokesman Prompong Nopparit said.
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4 hurt in restaurant gas explosion

May 9, 2012
4 hurt in restaurant gas explosion

Four people were injured by a gas explosion at a restaurant in Bangkok's soi Rang Nam, behind Sri Ayudthya School, reports said on Wednesday.
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SET down 9.05 points midday

May 9, 2012
SET down 9.05 points midday

The Stock Exchange of Thailand main index went down 9.05 points or 0.74% to close at 1,221.99 points at the end of trading session on Wednesday morning. The trade value was 17.85 billion baht, with 4.02 billion shares traded.
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