enlarge Motorists drive through flooding in Chiang Mai's Muang district on Monday. The province has been hit by flash flood following consecutive days of heavy rains.
Today's Highlight
Unwelcomed greeting for caretaker PM
Caretaker Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra received an unwelcomed surprise on Monday from a man shouting for his ouster as he was arriving to deliver a speech at the ThaiChinese Chamber of Commerce.
Surakiart, what is your qualifications to be UN top post? : AHRC
The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) questioned on Monday the suitability of Deputy Prime Minister to become UN secretary general, describing his government's record of dealings with the UN on human rights as uninvolved and negligent.
New EC should be appointed on time : Opposition
Three Opposition parties have announced that they would join in the October 15 election and asked the government to ensure that the new election commission is appointed on time.
Rough trade
Provisions for legal export of Thai tuskers has elephant activists worried
Embattled TRT still holds edge over opposition: poll
Eligible voters who intend to vote for a political party in the next general election are split in their choice between the ruling Thai Rak Thai (TRT) Party and any of the three main opposition parties, with TRT holding a slight edge, a national survey has found.
Activists protest elephant-koala deal
Wildlife activists have said they will still petition the Administrative Court over the Natural Resources and Environment Ministry's plan to send eight elephants to Australian zoos despite four of the animals having already been shipped out of the country yesterday.
Is the Thai government right to protest Cambodia's appointment of Thaksin as its economic adviser by recalling Thai ambassador and suspending all cooperations?