The vote in Bangkok will determine the future of Thailand, Democrat leader and caretaker Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said on Monday, exhorting his party's candidates to win all 33 seats in the capital in the July 3 general election.
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The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) composite index lost 13.18 points, or 1.23 per cent, to close at 1,059.76 points on Monday's morning session. The trade value was 11.19 billion baht.
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The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) main index opened at 1,063.37 points, down 0.89 per cent from Friday’s close. The trade value was 1.56 billion baht.
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Chart Pattana Puea Pandin Party on Saturday unveiled its Bangkok MP candidates at Rama Garden Hotel in Bangkok, reports said.
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Rak Prathetthai leader Chowit Kamolwisit on Saturday launched an election campaign in Yaowarat area, Bangkok’s China town, reports said.
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Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva on Saturday morning chaired a function to launch the “Do at the First Day” election Campaign of his Democrat Party at Wat Arun Ratchavararam in Bangkok Yai area.
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Yingluck Shinawatra, No.1 party list candidate of Pheu Thai, on Friday led key members of the party to campaign at Bangkapi fresh market in Bangkok, reports said.
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The massive earthquake and deadly tsunami in Japan had affected the automobile industry in Thailand, Suparat Sirisuwannangkul, chairman of the Automotive Industry Club at the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI), said on Friday.
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A Qantas jet was stranded in Bangkok Friday after crew were forced to shut down one engine, the latest headache for an airline troubled by rising costs and the threat of strikes.
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Defence Minister Prawit Wongsuwon has agreed to Cambodia's proposal for a joint team to survey the 4.6 square kilometre disputed area as a prerequisite to holding a General Border Committee (GBC) meeting to discuss solving the problems between Thailand and Cambodia, a reliable source said on Thursday.
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Garbage collectors found an unexploded rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) in garbage collected near Saipanya school in Bangkok early Wednesday morning.
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The Pheu Thai party is working on a policy to set a flat fare of 20 baht for proposed new rail links between Bangkok and adjoining provinces, former Mass Rapid Transit Authority (MRTA) governor Prapat Chongsanguan said after a party meeting on Wednesday.
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Economists polled recently gave the Democrat-led government an overall grade of 5.12 out of 10 for its economic performance, with both good and bad marks, Bangkok Poll at Bangkok University reported on Wednesday.
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About 400 policemen will be deployed at the Thailand-Japan Youth Centre at Din Daeng where registration of party list candidates in the July 3 election begins tomorrow and continues until May 23.
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Border disputes and problems with ill-defined boundaries have delayed mine clearance operations, according to a report of the Thailand Mine Action Centre (TMAC) of the Royal Thai Armed Forces Command.
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More than 1,000 red-shirts in the three provinces of Chiang Mai, Lampun and Lampang were ready to join the planned mass rally in Bangkok on Thursday, Saharat Nonthamal, a core leader of Lanna red-shirt people group, said on Saturday.
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Thailand's Food and Drug Administration has warned the public to refrain from using pesticides containing chlorpyrifos in a bedroom as there is no substantial report on the product's safety.
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A man whose luggage contained a baby bear, a pair of panthers, two leopards and some monkeys was arrested as he tried to smuggle the live animals out of Thailand, police said Friday.
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A decision whether to extend the use of the Internal Security Act (ISA)in Bangkok will be made after the planned red-shirts rally on May 19, police chief and head of the Centre for the Administration of Peace and Order (CAPO) Pol Gen Wichean Potephosree said on Friday.
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The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration has followed the lead of the Internal Security Operations Command in upgrading the city's plan to handle the possible threat of terrorist attacks following the killing of al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden by US forces.
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Former massage parlour baron Chuwit Kamolvisit called a news conference to launch his Rak Prathetthai (Love Thailand) Party on Thursday.
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Former Democrat MP for Bangkok Ornanong Kanchanachoosak confirmed on Wednesday that she will certainly resign her membership of the ruling party and will quit politics.
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The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) composite index on Tuesday gained 13.09 points, or 1.22 per cent, to close at 1,085.56 points. The market value was 37.79 billion baht, with 7.82 billion shares traded.
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The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) composite index gained 7.76 points, or 0.72 per cent, to close at 1,080.23 points on Tueday's morning session. The trade value was 18.02 billion baht.
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The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) composite index on Monday gained 21.62 points, or 2.06 per cent, to close at 1,072.47 points. The market value was 31.79 billion baht, with 4.84 billion shares traded.
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The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) composite index gained 17.26 points, or 1.64 per cent, to close at 1,068.11 points on Monday's morning session. The trade value was 16.50 billion baht.
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The Rak Santi Party on Monday kicked off its election campaign at Ying Charoen market in Bang Khen district of Bangkok, introducing its candidate to the constituency.
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The Association of Southeast Asian Nations on Sunday failed to resolve a bitter border row between Thailand and Cambodia which hijacked the agenda of an annual summit in Indonesia.
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About 100 red-shirts led by Sombat Bunngamanong, core leader of the Red Sunday group, on Sunday afternoon rallied in front of headquarters of the Bangkok Bank on Silom road, reports said.
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The Rak Santi Party will field its MP candidates in all 33 constituencies of Bangkok, party chairman Purachai Piumsomboon said on Sunday.
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