enlarge Bangkok Governor Apirak Kosayothin inspects water barriers along Chao Phaya River on Wednesday as water level in the river will reach its height again this week.//Photo by Nanthasit Nitmatha
Today's Big Stories
Have you seen the old man...
See latest photos of deposed prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra that are circulated in the internet.
NLA debate lifting ban on political meetings Thursday
The National Legislative Assembly (NLA) will debate Thursday the draft bill for lifting the ban on political meetings in a bid to ease restrictions enforced by martial law.
No more blacklist: Surayud
Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont said the government has instructed the government agencies to do away with the compilation of "blacklist" of suspected trouble makers in the deep South.
PRIME MINISTER'S SPEECH Surayud meets foreign press
Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont yesterday said the "people's right to know" had suffered under the previous administration of Thaksin Shinawatra, because of his government's "carrot and stick" approach to media management.
'Time' magazine honours King as 'hero'
Time magazine has named His Majesty the King as one of the "60 Asian Heroes" who it says have shaped the destiny of Asia throughout the last six decades.
Paradorn getting treatment
[TENNIS] Thai star Paradorn Srichaphan is spending a week in Bangkok having treatment on his injured right wrist before returning to the court to prepare for the Asian Games.
Is the Thai government right to protest Cambodia's appointment of Thaksin as its economic adviser by recalling Thai ambassador and suspending all cooperations?