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MPI dropped in December 2011
Online Reporters, Published on 27/01/2012
» The manufacturer production index (MPI) for December 2011 stood at 139.78, down 25.8 per cent on December 2010 due to the impact of the recent great flood, Apiwat Assamaporn, deputy director of the Office of Industrial Economics, said on Friday.
The scientific artist
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 27/01/2012
» WHY ARE YOU INTERESTED IN GENETIC ENGINEERING? I personally like the subject matter and wanted to question it through my artwork. Unlike artists in the past that worked under common genres such as portraiture, animals or landscape, art has becomes more personal with artists incorporating their own interests in their work. Genetically engineered animals and plants are now a reality and I think we still don't fully know the effect they can have on human beings.
Iraq suicide bomb kills 31
AFP, Published on 27/01/2012
» A suicide bomber set off an explosives-packed car outside a Baghdad hospital on Friday, killing 31 people in the capital's deadliest day in a month, amid a political crisis that has stoked tensions.
Russia bars Putin critic from presidential poll
AFP, Published on 27/01/2012
» Russia on Friday barred the sole liberal challenger to Vladimir Putin from the March 4 presidential vote in a move which the opposition and Washington said undermines the polls' legitimacy.
Spanish jobless rate soars to 17-year high 22.85%
AFP, Published on 27/01/2012
» Spain announced Friday its jobless total soared above five million people at the end of 2011, pushing the unemployment rate to 22.85 percent, the highest in the industrialised world.
Kuznetsova, Zvonareva win Aussie Open doubles title
AFP, Published on 27/01/2012
» Unseeded Svetlana Kuznetsova and Vera Zvonareva won the Australian Open women's doubles crown on Friday, coming from behind to beat Italian pair Roberta Vinci and Sara Errani in three sets.
Five Japan committees keep no disaster records
AFP, Published on 27/01/2012
» Five government teams dealing with Japan's tsunami and nuclear catastrophes kept no detailed records, an official said on Friday, adding to a growing picture of chaos in Tokyo's disaster response.
Strong opposition to PTT's privatisation
Online Reporters, Published on 27/01/2012
» The PTT labour union will send a letter asking the finanace minister to reconsider the PTT privatisation plan, as a survey shows at least half the people believe there's probably a hidden political agenda in the government's decision.
Thaksin threatens to sue Chavanond
Online Reporters, Published on 27/01/2012
» Ousted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra will file a libel lawsuit against Democrat Party spokesman Chavanond Intarakomalyasut for accusing him of defaming the monarchy, Thaksin’s local legal adviser Noppadon Pattama said on Friday.
SET rises 7.75 points
Online Reporters, Published on 27/01/2012
» The Stock Exchange of Thailand main index went up 7.75 points or 0.73% to close at 1,076.29 points at the end of trading session on Friday Afternoon. The trade value was 27.73 billion baht, with 3.87 billion shares traded.