enlarge Remains of a house in Nong Khai province that was hit by hailstorm on Wednesday night. Owner of the house was also injured
Today's Big Stories
A man arrested for killing two Russian women
Police arrested a 24-year-old man in Pattaya on Thursday for allegedly killing two Russian women in the Jomthien beach over the weekend.
GOVERNMENT IN CRISIS Virabongsa still in contention for finance post
Exim Bank chairman Virabongsa Ramangkura has not been ruled out as a candidate to replace MR Pridiyathorn Devakula as finance minister, despite certain reports suggesting Virabongsa would not accept the hot-potato job.
No promise of free basic education in charter : Education Ministry
The Education Ministry wants the new charter to avoid promising 12 years of "free" basic education in order to stop schools from charging extra fees that often end up costing parents more than the waived tuition.
YOUR COMMENTS REQUESTED Are Pridiyathorn's reasons for resignation justified?
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister MR Pridiyathorn Devakula has abruptly resigned from his job, sending the Surayud government into a tailspin. He claimed that certain ministers are working for the benefits of certain media and that some even have links with the previous government.
BURNING ISSUE Two stations, same path, clashing agenda
ASTV cable TV was once used as a powerful tool to target former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra but now it might be the Thai Rak Thai's turn to seriously jolt the current junta-backed government.
Is the Thai government right to protest Cambodia's appointment of Thaksin as its economic adviser by recalling Thai ambassador and suspending all cooperations?