- Ahead of crucial talks, G8 leaders press Iran
Camp David, Maryland - G8 leaders Saturday pressured Iran to comply with demands by the international community that it come clean about its nuclear programme.
- Chelsea beat Bayern to win the Champions League
Munich - Chelsea beat Bayern Munich 4-3 in a penalty shoot-out in the final of the Champions League on Saturday in Munich after the match finished 1-1 after extra time.
- Facebook shares close just above opening price
New York - Shares in Facebook on Friday closed their first day of public trading just a fraction above their opening price of 38 dollars, disappointing pundits who had expected the social networking giant to ignite a buying frenzy among its hundreds of millions of users.
- Red-shirts start blocking traffic at Rajprasong
Jor Sor 100 Traffic Radio Station reported that red-shirt people started blocking traffic at the Rajprasong Intersection at 5 am Saturday.
- Yingluck launches anticorruption campaign
Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra Friday instructed top officials to rally behind the campaign to root out corruption, especially in relation to bribes being taken in exchange for government positions.
- Thai police arrest Taiwanese on suspicion of selling human foetuses
Thai police on Friday arrested a Taiwanese man for allegedly selling human foetuses over the internet as good luck charms, media reports said.
- SET index ends down 19.12 pts, 1.63 pct
- Police, red shirts prepare for second anniversary commemoration
Police plan to deploy more than 1,000 police to the red shirts' commemoration of the second anniversary of the political violence at Ratchaprasong intersection on Saturday.
- Constitution Court disqualifies Jatuporn
The Constitution Court Friday disqualified Jatuporn Promphan as a Pheu Thai MP.
- Facebook sets 38-dollar share price for record IPO
San Francisco - Facebook on Thursday finalized the price at which it will offer its shares to the public for the first time on Friday in the largest ever initial public offering for a US technology company.
- Myanmar media censorship to end next month
Yangon - The Myanmar government's strict censorship of political news content will cease next month with the establishment of a press council, media industry sources said Friday.
- SET index opens down 13.78 pts,1.17%
- Wall St ends down on Greece concerns
- SET index midday down 23.82 pts, 2.03 pct
- Democrats call for action over KTB loan scandal
The opposition Democrat Party Thursday called on the AttorneyGeneral's Office to decide soon whether to file charges against former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra and 31 others in connection with a loan scandal involving the stateowned Krung Thai Bank during his government's tenure.
- Ministry to probe BMA's Skytrain contract
Deputy Interior Minister Choochat Hansawas said he would investigate the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA)'s decision to hand a Bt190-billion contract to the current operator of Skytrain system, BTSC - saying the BMA had not kept the ministry advised of its actions.
- Bt50m sought to clear illegal rubber farms
The Natural Resources and Environment Ministry is seeking Bt50 million to clear extensive illegal rubber plantations in headwater areas in the South.
- Mae Wong Dam to be complete in 2016: minister
Nakhon Sawan's Mae Wong Dam project will be completed in 2016, Agriculture Minister Theera Wongsamut told a House meeting Thursday.
- Late Italian journalist's case to go to court in July
Police revealed Thursday that the case of the Italian journalist, who was killed in the government crackdown on red shirts in 2010, would be heard in court from July 23.
- SET index ends up 2.33 pts, 0.20 pct
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