enlarge Some 200 vendors of Sapan Kao market protest the city's order for them to move to new market as they claimed the renting fees were too high.//Photo by Jumpon Noptip
Today's Big Stories
Four military officers charged of attempted assassination
National police chief Pol General Kowit Vatana signed on Monday an endorsement recommending four military offices be charged with trying to assassinate former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
UN awaits concrete steps from Burma : Gambari
Describing his latest visit to Burma as hard bargaining process to release Aung San Suu Kyi, top UN envoy Ibhrahim Gambari said Monday the world body awaits "concrete steps" on a wide range of political and humanitarian issues from the Burmese junta.
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW Forget assets, 'the truth comes first'
Almost two months after the September 19 coup, detractors of deposed premier Thaksin Shinawatra still expect a court to order the seizure of his assets. It is time to return to reality, however.
Prince a draw at flower show
People rushed to buy tickets for the Royal Flora Ratchaphruek 2006 exposition on November 24 after hearing about the planned visit of Bhutanese Crown Prince Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck on the day.
New student loan scheme to have higher family-income limit
The new student-loan scheme to be created by merging two existing schemes might follow the Student Loan Fund (SLF) model in focusing on helping poor students, though the eligibility limit on family income will be higher than Bt150,000 a year, the official in charge said yesterday.
Sailors want good wind, luck
[ASIAN GAMES] After letting the gold medal slip through their fingers at the previous Asian Games in South Korea, Thai sailors are hoping lady luck will smile on them when the new Asiad in Doha kicks off next month.
Is the Thai government right to protest Cambodia's appointment of Thaksin as its economic adviser by recalling Thai ambassador and suspending all cooperations?