RULING PARTY Key ministers have exit plan
'Prominent people' have told Somkid, others, to ditch Thaksin, but they say they have to wait for right time: sources
4 held after raids target shops with rare shawls
Police arrested two Indian "smugglers" and seized a large number of expensive shahtoosh shawls - made from the highly endangered Tibetan antelope - after simultaneous raids on fabric shops in central Bangkok.
Thai worker injured in Gaza
A Thai worker in southern Israel was slightly injured by a rocket fired from Gaza on Tuesday, while 74 workers were evacuated from the conflict zone in the northern-border area near Lebanon, the Thai ambassador to Tel Aviv said Wednesday.
Thai children's IQ average low
The average intelligence quotient (IQ) of Thai children, somewhere between 87 and 88 points, remains in the "low average" category when ranked internationally, Vice Minister for Education Watchara Phanchet said on Wednesday.
Burma on Asean's agenda again in KL
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) will next week make another attempt to push Burma towards democracy and national reconciliation.
