enlarge A PTV protester challenges police at Sanam Luang on Friday. Police tried to end the protest as Bangkok authorities did not allow them to use Sanam Luang.//Photo by Jessada Chuntraruk
Today's Big Stories
Passengers escape unhurt as bus catches fire in Khon Kaen
All 30 passengers escaped unhurt after their bus caught fire in Khon Kaen on Monday, just days after a similar incident on a Bangkok-bound coach in Saraburi left 30 passengers dead and dozens injured.
Chiang Mai Governor lifts disaster ban
Chiang Mai Governor Wichai Srikwan removed the "disasterzone" label from his province on Friday as the haze has begun to lift over this northern province.
Full gear police fail again to end PTV protest
Hundreds of full-gear police and city police attempted again on Friday afternoon to dismantle stage of controversial PTV in Sanam Luang Field.
Kosit seeks Bt4 billion to fight drought
Deputy Prime Minister Kosit Panpiemras will propose a Bt4 billion budget to tackle the drought crisis across the country.
Suspicious bank deals linked to ex-minister
The Anti-Money Laundering Office (AMLO) had found suspicious money transactions to a company linked to former minister Watana Muangsook, who has been accused in a Bt82-million bribery scandal linked to the Ua Arthorn housing project, a source in the agency said yesterday.
Officer suspended over horrendous assault
A policeman based in Saraburi was yesterday suspended from duty pending an investigation into his alleged role in last month's attack on a woman whose arm was chopped off after she refused to share a table with him and two security volunteers at a local restaurant.
Hi Tech are confident of title again
[BASKETBALL] Hot favourites Hi-Tech are confident of retaining the men's title for the third successive year in the King's Cup Basketball Championships, which will get underway this weekend at Siam University's Gymnasium.
EDITORIAL No easy out for river polluters
The cause of the pollution of a section of the Chao Phya river, which resulted in serious damage to some 100 penned-in fish farms in Angthong and Ayutthaya provinces earlier this month, remains a mystery almost three weeks after hundreds of tonnes of farmed fish died suddenly.
Is the Thai government right to protest Cambodia's appointment of Thaksin as its economic adviser by recalling Thai ambassador and suspending all cooperations?
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A PTV protester challenges police at Sanam Luang on Friday. Police tried to end the protest as Bangkok authorities did not allow them to use Sanam Luang.//Photo by Jessada Chuntraruk
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