PM expects big things from Thai-India deal
Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont started his three-day visit to India yesterday with a call for stronger economic ties and the announcement that a free-trade pact was imminent.
Shaky start for Ruam Jai Thai party
Political scientist Chai-anan Samudavanija remained non-committal yesterday over Ruam Jai Thai, a new political party in the making, and appeared discontent with the way its leaders are launching the new group.
More turmoil 'still possible'
Although Thailand was unlikely to face a crisis like the 1997 financial meltdown, the country was not immune from more economic turmoil that could come from a US dollar collapse, global economic imbalances and persistent political uncertainty, the finance minister warned yesterday.
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Exiled Thaksin has bank accounts in UK : Amlo
United Kingdom's anti-money laundry office has informed its Thai counterpart ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has several sizeable accounts in British banks.
Covering 25 years of Carabao
The songs-for-lifers have invited artists from different genres to perform new versions of some of their best-known tunes
Iran pressures Bangkok festival into dropping film
Thailand yesterday agreed to remove the critically acclaimed animated film "The Persepolis" from the bill for this year's Bangkok International Film Festival.
