
Brazil's Gol Airlines plane missing near Amazon, 155 missing

Brasilla - Rescue teams Saturday searched for a Brazilian GOL airline Boeing 737-800 with 155 people aboard that went missing during a flight from the Amazon jungle to Brasilia, officials said.
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A taxi slammed into a tank

A taxi driver was in critical condition Saturday after slamming his car into a tank in Bangkok's Royal Plaza to protest the military council that seized the power from Thaksin government.
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US wary of army man as post-coup PM

WASHINGTON - The United States expressed unease over reports Friday that a former army chief had been chosen to run Thailand's government after the military ouster of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
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Car-bomb suspects get bail

Three Army suspects in the alleged plot to assassinate caretaker prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra with a car bomb were released on bail yesterday.
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Temasek 'unaware' of tax-free Shin deal

Singapore's Temasek Holdings was not informed the Shin Corp sale was structured so that the Shinawatra family would avoid paying taxes, nor was payment made into offshore bank accounts as has been reported.
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Film fest expected to lighten

The 4th World Film Festival of Bangkok, featuring more than 70 films from 32 countries, will cool the current political temperature.
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