Thaksin takes helm as Cabinet cancels leave
Caretaker Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra made two key moves on his first day back in office after a six-week break - cancelling a previous Cabinet resolution to allow himself to resume work and threatening to sue anyone trying to undermine his comeback.
A century of spirituality
Even 13 years after his death, Buddhadasa Bhikku's teachings continue to rattle the underpinnings of religion in Thai society
The Nation welcome donations for people afflicted from flood
Nation Multimedia Group Plc and its affiliate news publications welcome donations of money and basic necessities to help those suffering from flooding in Uttaradit, Sukhothai and Phrae provinces.
Health officials go to Indonesia to join WHO team
The Public Health Ministry will dispatch epidemiologists to Indonesia to join the World Health Organisation's (WHO) team to observe the latest report that limited humantohuman transmission of bird flu may have occurred in an Indonesian family.
HM King and Queen instruct military to provide flood relief
Their Majesties the King and the Queen have instructed the armed forces to help people in the northern provinces who were affected by the recent heavy floods, said Office of HM the King's Principal Private Secretary.
Fire engulfs a Hara jeans storage in Bangkok
Floors of a storage building that was engulfed by fire in Wat Prayakrai district on Wednesday morning collapsed, injuring some workers.
FLASH FLOOD HORROR Death toll from the floods in Uttaradit reaches 32
Flash flood triggered by days of heavy rain have killed at least 32 people in Uttaradit while hundreds others are still missing in many northern provinces, Dr Boonkrieng Suchaisaengrat, chief of Uttaradit's health office said on Wednesday.
