enlarge A senior Customs official shows goods and products smuggled by sea from China on Tuesday. The confiscated goods is estimated to be worth about Bt10 million.//Photo by Khanathit Srihirundaj
Today's Big Stories
Council of State to decide on farmers debts
The Cabinet will wait for the Council of State's ruling on the Farmers' Rehabilitation and Development Fund (FRDF) administration to tackle the longstanding debt crisis, Government spokesman Yongyuth Mayalarp said Tuesday.
Thamarak denies everything
Thamarak Isarangura, the former defence minister and ex-deputy leader of the Thai Rak Thai Party, told the Constitution Tribunal on Tuesday he did not pay money to a small party, as claimed in the electoral fraud case.
A-Net scores spark student complaints
The Advanced National Edu-cational Test (A-Net) results announced on Saturday saw very low scores (all out of 100 marks) in a number of subjects, including 2.5 marks in Social Studies 2, 4 in Thai language 2 and 7 in English language 2.
BOT rejects fears it will peg currency
The Bank of Thailand (BOT) has rushed to dismiss a market rumour that it plans to peg the exchange rate at Bt36 to the greenback.
Thailand to host Asian Masters Cup
Thailand will host the inaugural Asian Masters Cup which will feature eight top male and female players of the continent battling it out for US$200,000 prize money at the end of this year.
Is the Thai government right to protest Cambodia's appointment of Thaksin as its economic adviser by recalling Thai ambassador and suspending all cooperations?