enlarge Prime Minister Surayud Chulanond talks to a student of Baan Lamoh School during his visit to a local temple in Yala where about 200 Thai Buddhists are taking shelters after running away from their houses for fearing of attacks by insurgents. The student held a picture of Kulthida Inchampa, director of his school in Narathiwat who was shot dead by insurgents.
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Deposed premier has no political plan : Noppadon
Deposed premier Thaksin Shinawatra has no political plans and is travelling in Asia because he was ill prepared for the severe winter in London, his legal adviser Noppadon Pattama said Thursday.
"I am fine but hot" : Thaksin
Bali - Ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra looked relaxed but sweaty Thursday as he enjoyed a round of golf on the Indonesian resort island of Bali, where he hopes to spend the next week, Associated Press reported Thursday.
Relief as Pacific tsunami fizzles out
Tokyo - Coastal residents voiced relief Thursday as one of the biggest earthquakes in recent times did little more than flip over boats in a scare that demonstrated Japan's quick-moving tsunami alert system.
Thaksin can present case over exile, PM says
Deposed premier Thaksin Shina-watra is welcome to present his case to the government if he is dissatisfied about not being allowed to return home for another year, Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont said yesterday.
Be an example, says Surayud
[ASIAN GAMES] Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont told Thai athletes to behave themselves like true ambassadors of the sport and country when they contest in the 15th Asian Games in Qatar next month.