enlarge Buddhists in Nakhon Pathom offer food to 999 monks yesterday at a ceremony marking Asaha Puja Day. The anniversary commemorates the first sermon delivered by Lord Buddha.
Today's Highlight
Kantathi: PM's note to Bush didn't mention 'charismatic figure'
Foreign Minister Kantathi Suphamongkhon was tight-lipped yesterday over whether the entire contents of a controversial letter from caretaker Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra to US President George W Bush would be revealed.
PM is not trying to cling to power: TRT
Neither caretaker Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra nor the Thai Rak Thai Party wanted to extend their caretaker duties beyond 120 days, as alleged by opponents, party deputy spokesman Pimuk Simaroj said yesterday.
Southern teachers get gun lessons
The elite Royal Thai Aide-de-Camp Department will train southern teachers to use handguns to protect themselves against terrorist attacks, a senior official said yesterday.
Drinkers urged to switch to herbal tea
Thailand ranks 40th in the world for overall alcohol consumption, with peer pressure being the most-cited reason for drinking, caretaker Public Health Minister Pinij Charusombat said yesterday.
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Paradorn to play in Asiad
Chanachai Srichaphan has persuaded his son, Thailand's No 1 men's player Paradorn, to represent his country at this year's Asian Games after the local star previously announced he would not be playing in the region's biggest sporting event.
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Buddhists in Nakhon Pathom offer food to 999 monks yesterday at a ceremony marking Asaha Puja Day. The anniversary commemorates the first sermon delivered by Lord Buddha.
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