enlarge German filmmaker Wim Wenders (R) and French footballer Zinedine Zidane on the shoot of a TV spot featuring Ronaldo and Zidane on Friday in Paris. Ronaldo and Zinedine Zidane participated in their capacity as UNDP Goodwill Ambassadors for the fight against poverty.//AFP
Today's Big Stories
DRUG WAR Thailand should not risk further damaging by using CL
E Ashley Wills, senior international advisor for Wilmer Hale, a US law firm, has called on Thailand not to risk further damaging its international reputation by invoking compulsory licensing to get around drug patents.
Thai govt threatens YouTube users over king videos
Thai government said Friday that it had reached an agreement with the video-sharing site YouTube to remove clips deemed insulting to the Thai king, but threatened to prosecute those responsible for the images.
Battle in cyberspace
If you've just visited www.Thailies.com, you might be surprised at the international cyber-media offensive is being played out against the Public Health Ministry as it struggles to make an imported Aids drug cheaper for patients in Thailand.
US move to deport 'aggressive' Thai
A Thai graduate student who argued about the American constitutional right to own a gun may be deported from the United States later this month after being expelled from university, the Foreign Ministry said yesterday.
A year of good harvests, plentiful water
The Royal Ploughing Ceremony yesterday came up with a prediction of bountiful harvests and sufficient water supply for this year.
Cool Potent repeats his Sydney act
[SHOOTING] Warren Potent of Australia claimed back-to-back World Cup gold medals as he won the men's 50m rifle prone in the ISSF World Cup Bangkok yesterday.