enlarge Army Commander in Chief Gen Sonthi Boonyaratglin smiles after meeting with caretaker Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra at the Government House on Monday. The meeting came days after Sonthi's surprised reshuffle of mid ranking army officers, who are supporters of senior officers of Thaksin’s classmates. Sonthi said he discussed southern violence with Thaksin.// Vorawit Pumpuang
Today's Highlight
Birds in Phichit has bird flu virus
The deadly birdflu virus has struck for the first time this year. Officials admitted on Monday the disease had killed birds in Phichit.
Science classes to be built in secondary schools
The Education Ministry has eyed to have science classes built at nearly 200 leading secondary schools, in a bid to create more scientists for the country, a senior official said on Monday.
Democrat scores convincing victory
The Democrat Party scored a convincing victory in the Bangkok local elections Sunday sweeping 35 of 57 seats in the city council and swept seats of district councils in most of districts.
ANALYSIS Date is set, but expect turmoil to continue
Thaksin Shinawatra, the caretaker prime minister, has got a new lease of life with the royal endorsement for a new election scheduled for October 15. But between now and then, anything could happen.
HM the King is up and about
His Majesty the King is moving about with the help of a walking aid, fewer than three days after undergoing spinal surgery, the Royal Household said yesterday.
Napaporn's great run ends
The impressive run of Thailand's Napaporn Tongsalee in the US$50,000 Walmart/Wolf Lumber Women's Challenger tournament ended on Saturday when she lost to fourth-seeded Tatiana Perebiynis of Ukraine 6-4 7-6 (8-6) in the semi-final at the Oak Knoll Country Club in Los Angeles.
Is the Thai government right to protest Cambodia's appointment of Thaksin as its economic adviser by recalling Thai ambassador and suspending all cooperations?
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Army Commander in Chief Gen Sonthi Boonyaratglin smiles after meeting with caretaker Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra at the Government House on Monday. The meeting came days after Sonthi's surprised reshuffle of mid ranking army officers, who are supporters of senior officers of Thaksin’s classmates. Sonthi said he discussed southern violence with Thaksin.// Vorawit Pumpuang
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