enlarge A border patrol police removes barb wires from a temporary post on Monday after the army agrees to the demands from some 300 angry Thai Muslim protesters that the tempory be vacated. The villagers accused the unit of being involved the recent killing of a local leader.
Former TRT MP to be questioned over arson attack
A former Thai Rak Thai Party MP for Nakhon Ratchasima will be interviewed by police over the latest arson attack on None Rang School on Saturday night.
Ousted PM's ready to stand trial on criminal charges
Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is ready to stand trial and defend himself against any criminal charges, his lawyer, Noppadol Pattama said Monday.
Police unit withdrawn after crowd surrounds Yala school
Some 300 people surrounded a school in Yala's Bannang Sata district yesterday until authorities agreed to withdraw a unit of border patrol police from the area by today.
Limits to be set for seats on boards of directors
In response to claims that senior officials have gained financially from being on the board of directors of many state-owned enterprises (SOEs), the Finance Ministry is preparing to amend the law to clarify the necessary qualifications of SOE board members, according to an informed source at the Finance Ministry.
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW Education watchdog has faith in new govt
The system has been a shambles from years of neglect, but that could change
Somwang Pitiyanuwat, director of the Office of National Education Standards and Quality Assessment, talks to The Nation's Chularat Saengpassa and Chatrarat Kaewmorakot about the agency's checks on 30,010 schools after seven years of educational reform.
Princess runs with Asiad torch
[ASIAN GAMES] Thailand received lavish praise from Qatari officials for the Asian Games torch run, which was described as bigger and better than those held in other countries, with Her Royal Highness Princess Sirivannavari Narirattana one of the torchbearers yesterday.