enlarge Chuang Chuang (left) tries to climb past temporary wall to his female partner, Lin Hui, in Chiang Mai zoo on Wednesday. Zoo vets had separated them as part of an attempt to promote mating of the captive pandas. It seemed their bid is working.//Photo by Pongmanat Tasiri
Today's Big Stories
Pro-Thaksin group threatens to protest
One day after the government decided to lift martial law in Bangkok, a pressure group linked to deposed PM Thaksin Shinawatra has threatened to organise a mass protest in the city on December 10.
FM express concerns on smuggling of North Koreans
The Foreign Ministry expressed concern on Wednesday over the increasing number of North Koreans entering Thailand and criticised local and foreign nongovernmental organisations for supporting them.
PM Surayud unafraid of death threats
Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont said he is not worried about a report that southern Thai separatists have offered a seven-digit reward for killing him, saying it would be an honour to die like a soldier.
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Chuang Chuang (left) tries to climb past temporary wall to his female partner, Lin Hui, in Chiang Mai zoo on Wednesday. Zoo vets had separated them as part of an attempt to promote mating of the captive pandas. It seemed their bid is working.//Photo by Pongmanat Tasiri
Setback for windsurfer Arun in Doha
[ASIAN GAMES] Although his windsurfing equipment is not what he expected, Thailand's experienced Arun Homraruen is still confident he can do better than the last Asian Games in South Korea.
Is the Thai government right to protest Cambodia's appointment of Thaksin as its economic adviser by recalling Thai ambassador and suspending all cooperations?