enlarge His Royal Highness Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn is blessed by his daughter HRH Princess Sirivannavari Nariratana during a National Family Day ceremony at Sukhothai Palace yesterday. At left is the royal consort Her Royal Highness Princess Srirasmi.
Prem urges all citizens to strive for harmony
Privy Council president Prem Tinsulanonda yesterday called on all Thais to join in the spirit of Songkran to rise above political ill will.
Search for aliens takes light approach
A new optical telescope designed solely to detect light signals from alien civilisations has opened for work at an observatory in the United States, according to a report on the BBC's website.
New senators to be paid from poll date
Incoming senators will get a new office in the Chat Pattana Party building and will start earning salaries from April 19, the day of the election, the secretary-general of the upper house said yesterday.
Day 7 fatalities up on last year
Road accidents claimed 89 lives on Thursday and injured 1,161 people, pushing the toll for the first seven days of the Songkran holidays to 343 deaths and 4,199 injuries, the Road Safety Centre said yesterday.
Even MPs can't escape debt trap
Many people fell deeper in debt during the five years of the Thaksin administration and politicians from both sides of the political fence are also struggling to stay afloat.
Kamolthip, Jarunee in quarters
[BEACH VOLLEYBALL] Two-time SEA Games champions Kamolthip Kulna and Jarunee Sannok yesterday braved the scorching heat to rout Australian pair Joanna Healy and Heike Jensen in straight sets to reach the quarter-finals of the Samila Asian Beach Volleyball Tour at Samila Beach.
Is the Thai government right to protest Cambodia's appointment of Thaksin as its economic adviser by recalling Thai ambassador and suspending all cooperations?