HIV/Aids groups lead charge of hotel, pledge to thwart talks on drug patents; PM says he’s listening. Nearly 10,000 protesters yesterday broke through police barricades surrounding the Sheraton Hotel, where Thai and US negotiators were engaged in free-trade talks.

Hi-tech trail leads to swift justice for Horton’s ‘killers’

When the body of Katherine Horton was found floating off Thong Krok beach on January 2 her death seemed likely to remain a mystery, until the police uncovered a hi-tech trail that eventually led to her alleged killers.

ANALYSIS: PM to brief CEOs on economic policies

Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is meeting this morning with top business leaders at Government House, where he will outline his administration’s economic management policy for this year so that they can go back and lay out strategic plans for their firms.