Facing with dwindling listeners at Lumpini Park, Sondhi Limthongkul, media mogul turned critic of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, vowed to continued to hold a weekly talk 'even if a single man is left attending'.

Wat next?

The 150-year-old Wat Pathum is trying to retain its serenity in the shadow of towering commercialism. On Bangkok’s largest shopping street, to the east of the city’s newest and biggest shopping mall, Siam Paragon, and to the west of Central World Plaza, facing the Skytrain track, a 150-year-old royal temple struggles to remain an island of peace amid its boisterous and worldly surroundings.

Analysis: Pongsak ‘doesn’t care’ who owns bag-handler

Transport Minister Pongsak Ruktapongpisal yesterday still had no idea who the shareholders of Forbisher Pte were. Neither did he show any curiosity about finding out who was behind the mysterious Singaporean company, which, through Thai Airport Ground Services Co (TAGS), would be taking charge of ground services at Suvarnabhumi Airport.

UN POST BID: Envoys told to stand by Surakiart

The government yesterday reaffirmed its support for Deputy Prime Minister Surakiart Sathirathai and sent messages to all its embassies around the world to say he is the best man to replace Kofi Annan as secretary-general of the United Nations.