enlarge People gather in front of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration head office Sunday to observe religious ceremonies held to bless the new Giant Swing, which has just been put up.
Today's Big Stories
Displaced Buddhists demand new homes
YALA - More than 250 Buddhist villagers who last month fled their homes for Wat Nirotsangkaram in Yala Sunday demanded the government provide them with safety.
Bo Mya dies
Bo Mya, former leader of the Karen National Union, the largest ethnic rebel group battling Burma's military government, died in Thailand on Sunday, the KNU secretary general said. He was 79.
All roads lead North
Tourists heading for the (almost) frozen North this month may well face a crush
Tsunami aid: why didn't they listen?
Flattened by the giant waves of December 26 two years ago, Ban Talay Nok now has all it needs - tsunami warning tower, school and public health centre.
Rumours fly that Chavalit has eye on top TRT job
Former prime minister Chavalit Yongchaiyudh is reviewing his options before deciding whether to come out of retirement to lead the Thai Rak Thai Party, his close aide Sornchai Montriwat said yesterday.
Bangkok University face tough hurdle in C-League
Thailand's Premier League champions Bangkok University face a tough task in their first appearance on the international stage after finding themselves in a difficult-looking group in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League next year.