The new cabinet of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra will be formally sworn in on Monday before His Majesty the King, reports said on Friday.

PARIS : President Nicolas Sarkozy warned Friday he may accelerate the French withdrawal from Afghanistan after an Afghan soldier shot dead four unarmed French troops during a sports session inside a base.

China has revoked its travel warning for Thailand, issued last week amid fears of a possible terrorist attack, Foreign Minister Surapong Tovichakchaikul said on Friday.

A school bus carrying 62 students crashed and flipped onto its side in Saraburi’s Muak Lek district on Friday evening, injuring 40 passengers.

Police have vowed to trace a gambling den that uses topless attendants at its gaming tables to attract punters after photos were posted on the internet.

New Zealand police on Friday seized a pink Cadillac and a sawn-off shotgun, and froze millions of dollars in cash, after a raid on the fortified mansion of an Internet guru accused of online piracy.

The Stock Exchange of Thailand main index declined 0.28 points or 0.03% to close at 1,058.66 on Friday. Trding turnover was modest at 26.36 billion baht, with 3.49 billion shares traded.

Reducing public debt by offering for sale a suitable portion of the state holdings in state enterprises is necessary to enable the government acquire new loans to rebuild the country, prominent economis Virabongsa Ramangkura said on Friday.

Reducing public debt by offering for sale a suitable portion of the state holdings in state enterprises will help the government to acquire new loans to rebuild the country, Virabongsa Ramakura said on Friday.

A recent survey by the National Institute of Development Administration (Nida) has concluded that while a large section of the population were satisfied with their standard of living and the state of the Thai economy, many were not.

The value of Thai exports for 2011 grew above the set target of 15 per cent to 17.2 per cent despite the impact of the recent great flood, Yanyong Puangrat, permanent secretary for commerce, said on Friday.

The Stock Exchange of Thailand main index went up 0.32 point or 0.03% to close at 1,059.26 points at the end of trading session on Friday morning. The trade value was 12.24 billion baht, with 1.73 billion shares traded.

A Chinese millionaire who fled the country in 2004 to escape fraud charges was sentenced to 15 years in jail on Friday, his lawyer said.

There will be no problems in working with new Defence Minister ACM Sukampol Suwannathat, army chief Prayuth Chan-ocha said on Friday.

Under Thai law, the appointment of Nalinee Taveesin as PM’s Office Minister was constitutional, Deputy Prime Minister Chalerm Yubamrung said on Friday.

Thai stocks opened up 2.56 points at the start of trade Friday morning.

The Gold Traders Association this morning set the buying price at 24,286.32 baht per baht-weight for gold ornaments and 24,650 baht per baht-weight for gold bar.

South Africa, home to the highest number of HIV cases in the world, should see a massive reduction by the end of the decade after a sea-change in government policy, a UNAIDS official said Thursday.

New claims for US unemployment benefits fell sharply last week to the lowest level in more than three years, official data showed Thursday, confirming recent signs of healing in the labor market.

Rupert Murdoch's media empire has made huge payouts to 36 phone-hacking victims including actor Jude Law, footballer Ashley Cole and former UK deputy premier John Prescott, their lawyers said Thursday.