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.
Two shot dead in South
Gunmen shot dead two men in separate incidents in this southern province, while a combined force of about 150 fully armed police and soldiers raided 10 locations in Joh I Rong district and detained five suspected insurgents under the controversial Emergency Decree, which permits arrest without charges.
Farmers have beefs with one-million-cows project
The government's "One Million Cows" project has hit a serious problem, with half of the participating farmers pulling out after learning the cows were not to be given away free but only loaned to them.
