Aung San Suu Kyi kicks off by-election campaign
Suu Kyi, 66, kicked off her campaign with a rally at the Burma InfoTech centre in Rangoon, where she spoke on youth and technology to about 500 people. She was scheduled to travel to Kawhmu..
Human rights group urges Malaysia not to deport Saudi..
The New York-based Human Rights Watch said Hamza Kashgari, 23, a Jeddah-based newspaper columnist, would face almost certain conviction and a death sentence for apostasy if he is sent back to Saudi..
US stocks slump on Greek disarray over budget measures
US stocks rose steadily this week on daily reports that the Greek government was on the verge of agreement on austerity measures being imposed by international lenders and the eurozone. But Friday..
SET index ends down 4.26 pts, 0.38 pct
Thai composite stocks index (SET) closed on Friday at 1,112.91, down 4.26 points, or 0.38 per cent in line with regional shares amid Bt28.24 billion turnover. Blue chip SET-50 index was at..
Sydney shopaholic jailed for whopper fraud
Rajina Rita Subramaniam pleaded guilty to Australia’s biggest-ever individual fraud and would serve at least seven years in jail for bilking Dutch financial services firm ING Group. The..
Man mauled to death by four pitbulls
Police said Khamchan Kalawong, 47, was apparently mauled by four pitbull terriers of his neighbour Thursday night. He was apparently walking home in Khaowong village in Tambon Tha Takiab of..
Prayuth says no need to give no-coup promise to Jatuporn
Prayuth said Jatuporn was not his commander so he needed not to give any promise to Jatuporn. "My commander is Defence Minister Sukampol Suwannathat so others have nothing to do with me,"..
Two Thais, six Cambodians killed in van crash
The accident happened at 7 am on the outbound Bang Na highway at the kilometre marker 59. The dead victims were two Thais and eight Cambodians, police said. The injured were two Burmese..
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SET index midday - flat
Thai composite stocks index (SET) at midday Friday stood at 1,116.7,down 0.43 point, or 0.04 per cent in line with regional shares amid Bt13.82 billion turnover. Blue chip SET-50 index was at..
Indonesia's Mount Lokon volcano erupts
The 1,578-metre volcano erupted at 8:20 am local time (0020 GMT), but no casualties were reported. "Volcanic activity had been increasing since yesterday before it erupted this..
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Dow Jones Industrial Average closed up 6.51 points, or 0.05 per cent at 12,890.46, best level since May 2008. The S&P 500 added 1.99 points, or 0.15 percent, to end at 1,351.95. Among the key..
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