Council of State asked to clarify if MPs can be ministers' advisors

The Cabinet decided on Friday to ask for a legal interpretation of a ban against lawmakers holding executive....

Thaksin to return home before May : foreign minister
Deposed prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra will return to Thailand from a self-imposed exile before May,....

Review of licensing procedure
The Public Health Ministry is to review whether correct procedure was followed in announcing compulsory....

'Drug crackdown, CEO governors'
Interior Minister Chalerm Yoobamrung yesterday pledged to do his job with accountability and transparency.

King Power in more trouble
General Saprang Kalaya-namitr, who has yet to quit as chairman of Airports of Thai-land (AOT), yesterday....

Desperately seeking Sonthi…
One of The Nation's 2006 People of the Year has vanished from public view for more than two weeks. He is....
"You" --- PERSON OF THE YEAR 2007
'You' is a far cry from Time magazine's 2006 person of the year. 'You' is more....
Politics Chit Chat: Bad days for PM hopeful?
It seemed some prime minister hopeful, including Samak Sundaravej and Abhisit Vejjajiva, had bad days prior to....
Highlights of the week: EC vetting process to continue
This week (January 7-13, 2008) the Election Commission will continue to endorse or nullify poll results.

Analysis/Commentary

Time to move forward but without Thaksin or Sonthi
Yesterday's opening of Parliament marked a fresh page in Thai politics. The unfolding events of the....

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Interview

Hoping to stay away from conflict
New House Speaker Yongyuth Tiyapairat talks to Piyanart Srivalo about his latest responsibility

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This week in history

December 31, 2006: New Year's Eve Bombings
Bangkok is rocked by six explosions early in the evening at widely separate parts of the city, completely....
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What's On

By-elections and Senate nomination
Sunday (January 13, 2008) sees by-elections in three Nakhon Ratchasima seats, after the successful People....

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Thaksin: A Don Quixote for democracy or a Shylock for power?
What ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra has been doing to rouse the crowds, like his phone-in, is nothing out of the ordinary. Desparate times call for desparate measures.
How can Thailand ride the storm?
"There is no clear map. This is not the same as the 1930s, things are different."

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