enlarge The Navy conduct a rehearsal of the Royal Barge procession on Tuesday. The procession will be shown to visiting Kings and Queens who join the 60th anniversary of HM the King on the Throne in May.//Photo by Sakol Sandhiratne
Today's Highlight
HM the King rejects calls to name new prime minister
HM the King has rejected on Tuesday calls to intervene in the political crisis by appointing royally-appointed prime minister and that the country could not be governed by a single party.
Big drug bust in Burma
Military and narcotics officials along the northern border are upbeat over reports that their Burmese counterparts intercepted 13 million methamphetamine tablets bound for Thailand, an army source said on Tuesday.
Coins to honour young prince's birthday
The Cabinet approved on Tuesday a plan to manufacture Bt50 commemorative coins to celebrate HRH Prince Teepangkorn Rasmichoti's first birthday.
City at Sea
The USS Abraham Lincoln, boasting fire-power, manpower and an awesome array of statistics, visits Thailand for exercises and R&R
Trucking firms hike fees amid fuel crisis
The impact of spiralling fuel costs is set to hit consumer with truckers announcing yesterday they were raising their prices.
FTI concerned about rising baht and surging oil prices
Santi Vilassakdanont, the newly elected president of the Federation of Thai Industries, will call an urgent meeting with the group's directors on April 29 to discuss the effects of the appreciating baht and the current oil price surge on industrialists in order to prepare recommendations to the government.
Thiew Pai Ngarm are after title
Hot favourites Thiew Pai Ngarm have been training hard to boost their chances of beating reigning champions Hi-Tech and win their fourth title in this year's King's Cup
Division A Basketball Champion-ships.