enlarge Princess joins festival fun :Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn grinds ingredi¬ents for peanut brittle during a Lunar New Year festival visit yesterday to Bangkok’s Chinatown in Yaowarat.
Today's Big Stories
Insurgent attacks in South left six dead, scores injured
Bombers, attackers and arsonists went on a rampage in the three southernmost provinces and Songkhla Sunday evening, causing at least six deaths and scores of injuries.
PAD to protest against Somkid's appointment
The People's Alliance for Democracy announced Sunday that will hold a meeting Tues to decide on measures for protesting the appointment of Somkid Jatusripitak, economic tsar of the Thaksin government, as sufficiency economy envoy.
Surgical success story
Siriraj Hospital yesterday successfully carried out Thailand's first prostate operation using a revolutionary robotic surgery system, which claims to reduce trauma and side-effects.
BANGKOK BOMBINGS More arrest warrants due
Lt-General Jongrak Juthanont, an assistant National Police chief, said yesterday that the investigating team would meet tomorrow to discuss progress in the New Year's Eve bombings case.
Govt says AEC needs graft-act amendment
The government will ask the National Legislative Assembly to consider the urgent amendment of the Anti-Corruption Act next week to facilitate the work of the Assets Examination Committee (AEC), deputy secretary-general to the prime minister Veerachai Veerametheekul said yesterday.
National team only for the best
The secretary-general of the Football Association of Thailand (FAT), Worawi Makudi, has insisted that there will be no restraint on the age of players for the Asian Cup squad.