enlarge An injured soldier is taken to the Yala hospital Saturday afternoon. He is one of five soldiers severely injured when militants detonated a bomb to ambush their vehicile in Yala’s Bannang Sata district in the afternoon. The explosion also killed a taskforce commander and one soldier.
Chamlong says Class 7 officers not behind plot
Chamlong Srimuang, a leader of the People's Alliance for Democracy, yesterday dismissed allegations that his fellow officers from Class 7 of the Chulachomklao Military Academy, including Pallop Pinmanee, were linked to the alleged plot to kill the prime minister.
Police say up to 4 military officers were behind plot
Caretaker Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said yesterday that police suspect three or four military officers, both active and retired, were involved in attempting to assassinate him.
ANALYSIS Incident may prove 'beneficial' for TRT
Thaksin Shinawatra's so-called foiled bomb plot has killed two birds with one stone, as it could lead to the dismantling of the Internal Security Operation Command (Isoc) and pave the way for his ruling Thai Rak Thai Party to take over the wide network of civilian volunteers built up by the anti-Communist agency during the Cold War, Isoc officials say.
Thammasat make it to the semis
Hot favourites Thammasat University cruised to the semi-finals of the Bt140,000 The Nation-Siam University League Tournament yesterday after ousting Rangsit University 58-54 in a preliminary match.
Is the Thai government right to protest Cambodia's appointment of Thaksin as its economic adviser by recalling Thai ambassador and suspending all cooperations?