enlarge Lee Dong-wook, a Korean movie star, smiles at a reception for the launching of a horror film, "Arang," in Bangkok. He arrived Bangkok Saturday to promote the film.//Photo by Thanis Sudto
Today's Big Stories
HM the King's Full Speech
HM the King granted an audience with the foreign ambassadors on Friday who gathered to pay tribute and wish HM the King a Happy Birthday. The following is unofficial translation of his speech.
FDA bans 57 skin whitening products
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has banned 57 skin whitening products found to contain harmful substances. Check the list of banned cosmetic at www.fda.moph.go.th
MCOT wonders if Raisom owes money
MCOT acting president Pongsak Payakvichien yesterday ordered a probe into claims that Raisom Co Ltd, the TV production house of talk-show host Sorrayuth Suthassanachinda, had skipped paying Bt138 million in revenue-sharing to MCOT as per their contract.
Fearing collapse, ITV asks for leniency
The defence team for iTV yesterday pleaded for leniency, saying the station could collapse and its workers become unemployed if the high court ruled to confirm the whopping fine of almost Bt100 billion.
Is the Thai government right to protest Cambodia's appointment of Thaksin as its economic adviser by recalling Thai ambassador and suspending all cooperations?