NARATHIWAT : Police yesterday detained six people suspected of involvement in two bomb explosions in Sungai Kolok district on Thursday which left two people dead.
Bangkok governor Apirak Kosayodhin has decided not to serve as a caretaker after the end of his four-year term on Aug 28 so that he can prepare for his re-election in early October.
The Shinawatra Thai Silk building has started clearance sales to make way for the Puea Thai party, a new political party registered by a group of People Power party (PPP) MPs, who want to move in.
WEALTHIEST ROYALS
A report in Forbes magazine on the world's richest royals, which ranked His Majesty the King as the world's richest monarch with an estimated fortune of US$35 billion, or about 1.1 trillion baht, is inaccurate and inconsistent, according to the Crown Property Bureau.
The Revenue Department is seeking a transfer of 12 billion baht from the frozen accounts of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra in an alleged move to have the money returned to his two adult children later.
OLYMPICS
BEIJING : Manus Boonjumnong and Somjit Jongjohor will be trying to punch their way to gold today to ensure Thailand finishes on a high note after a relatively disappointing Olympic Games.
MAE SAI FLOODING
CHIANG RAI : Local residents of the Thai-Burmese border trade area in Mae Sai district were advised to pack up their belongings and move to higher ground after a new surge of floodwater.
MEKONG DEVELOPMENT
Senators and environmentalists suspect irregularities involving the planned construction of the 120-billion-baht hydro-power dam on the Mekong river being pushed by the Samak Sundaravej administration.
LABOUR
Body Fashion Thailand (BFT), the manufacturing arm of world undergarment giant Triumph International, maintained its tough stance not to reinstate the Triumph labour union leader in the latest round of talks with the striking workers yesterday.
The Finance Ministry is considering waiving income tax on Thai athletes who receive cash rewards for winning Olympic medals in Beijing, said Finance Minister Surapong Suebwonglee.
The Supreme Court's Criminal Division for Holders of Political Positions is set to hand down its verdict in the alleged abuse of authority case related to the Ratchadaphisek land deal involving Thaksin Shinawatra and his wife, Khunying Potjaman, on Sept 17.
POLITICS
Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej has so far not made a decision over the passports of deposed prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who is seeking political asylum in Britain.
NEWSThink
Civil servants in the Justice Ministry threw up their hands in frustration when the names of the newly-appointed nine specialists to the Department of Special Investigation's (DSI) special litigation committee were announced recently.
The People's Alliance For Democracy (PAD) last night called on its supporters to converge on Tuesday for its last protest march.
EDITORIAL
No one can accuse Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej of lacking a flair for the dramatic. His approach to problem-solving while serving as Bangkok governor was to exile the problem to the provinces, a tactic not always appreciated by those living in rural communities.
RACE FOR WHITE HOUSE
On the eve of the Democratic Party convention to inaugurate new party king Barack Obama, authorities in Denver have raised the city's security alert from yellow to brown.
PostBag
As a European lawyer living in Asia and coming often to Bangkok, I would like to state the need for any European nation to show respect for the rule of law abroad. As substantive evidence shows, nothing leading to the prosecution of Thaksin Shinawatra or the conviction of his wife is demonstrative of any sort of judicial corruption in Thailand.
BURMA
As the United Nations' special envoy to Burma, Ibrahim Gambari's current mission to help break the political deadlock between the military junta and detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi seems to have been a complete failure.
[B]HOME: Qualified beggars only Being a beggar will not be so easy anymore if draft legislation approved by the cabinet Tuesday becomes law.
INPrint
Who owns the state-controlled radio and television stations? The question will keep coming up as long as no authority gives a final verdict. The government says that state media should be a mouthpiece for the government, while opponents argue that it belongs to the people as these stations are established and operated using the taxpayers' money, noted a Thai Rath editorial.
Art can soften the hearts and allow inmates in Bang Khwang prison to explore their hidden talents and express themselves.
@ THAILAND
Aprivately-owned art gallery has started a new awareness of works of art deeply rooted in the northern Lanna tradition.
The Nan Provincial Administration Organisation is sponsoring a cause that allows youngsters in the province to connect with their cultural roots.
