POLITICAL CRISIS One Last Push
With pressure on Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra reaching fever pitch, the People's Alliance for Democracy expect tomorrow's anti-government rally to be the most significant yet, and one that could drive the final nail into his coffin.
Abhisit calls on Thaksin to make way for appointee
Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva last night called on caretaker Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra to quit and asked HM the King to appoint a new prime minister and Cabinet to end the current political crisis.
Election day is a family affair
Family members and aides of politicians rushed to register as candidates for Senate seats yesterday on the first day of registration for the upper House's upcoming election.
Pro-Thaksin Chatuchak rally will stay put
The Caravan of the Poor will limit its rally to Chatuchak Park as it wants to avoid a confrontation with the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD), its leader Khamta Kaenboonjan said on Saturday.
Swede envoy impressed by Democrat rally : Kiet
The Swedish ambassador to Thailand was impressed by the enthusiasm of demonstators at the Democrat Party's rally at Sanam Luang on Friday night, according to Kiat Sittheeamorn, a Democrat Party executive.
Bomb thrown at Chiang Mai singer
A grenade was lobbed into a house of a famous female singer in Chiang Mai on Saturday morning but luckily the explosive malfunctioned.
Thai-born heroine wins US primary
Thailand-born Ladda "Tammy" Duckworth, a former US Army Black Hawk pilot who lost both legs to enemy ground fire in Iraq, won a Democratic Party nomination for Congress earlier this week.
