enlarge Two-month-old Japanese Prince Hisahito, in the arms of his mother Princess Kiko and accompanied by his father Prince Akishino, visits the residence of his grandparents Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko in the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Tuesday. Prince Hisahito, Japan's new heir to the throne, made his first pilgrimage to a shrine with the palace saying the two-month-old was in good health and spirits.//AFP
Teens charged with raping 11 year-old
Police charged two teenage boys and a Mattayom 2 school girl on Tuesday with raping an 11 year-old girl and filming the assault in Bangkok's Chom Thong district.
Thaksin's red passport in doubt
Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont has been recommended to revoke the diplomatic passport of Thaksin Shinawatra as Bangkok become increasingly nervous about the activities of former premier who have been popping up in various cities around the world.
Generals meet Chavalit to clear air
Members of the military top brass yesterday appeared to have buried the hatchet after a meeting with General Chavalit Yongchaiyudh to defuse tensions caused by his remarks last week.
Vendors defy order to leave
Vendors along the Padung Krungkasem Canal yesterday continued their protest against a Pom Prab district office order to vacate the area.
Table tennis squad out to cause some upsets
[ASIAN GAMES] Unlike some of their fellow competitors who are in the running to win medals, Thailand's table tennis squad will be happy if they finish seventh at next month's Asian Games in Doha.
EDITORIAL Poorly reasoned appointments
Gen Sonthi's explanations for placing military officers on the boards of state enterprises raise worrying questions
Is the Thai government right to protest Cambodia's appointment of Thaksin as its economic adviser by recalling Thai ambassador and suspending all cooperations?