enlarge Prime Minister Gen Surayud Chulanont walks after swearing in as a prime minister on Sunday. Besides him was his wife, Khunying Chitravadee Chulanont.
I will go to study in Canada : Yongyuth
Former natural resources minister Yongyuth Tiyapairat plans to leave politics for a while and study for a PhD in Canada.
Bangkok on alert as Xangsane approaches
Bangkok was yesterday put on alert for heavy rain and flash-floods as Typhoon Xangsane makes landfall in Vietnam today before heading for Thailand's Northeast.