enlarge Danai Udomchok, Thailand's No 1 tennis player, speaks at a press conference on Thursday to launch his first book, "If... not now, when? If... not you, who?//Photo by Wanchai Kraisornkhajit
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"Trust us", Malaysian defence chief tells Thailand
Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia's defence forces chief on Thursday asked his Thai counterpart for his trust in helping restore peace in southern Thailand after militants were captured there with Malaysian currency.
"Emergency decree is my call : PM Surayud
Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont said the situation has yet to reach the point that required state of emergency be implemented.
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Welcome to our "caption contest". This is a photo picked up from a photo gallery on www.hithaksin.net. The website's caption of this photo, which showed ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra chat on a telephone with someone, said: "I am lonely in London."
Police photo pair face charges of terrorism
Two men who resemble two suspected bombers in police photographs were yesterday charged with five criminal offences, including terrorism, which is punishable by death.
Businesses back decree, activists deplore it
Businessmen yesterday came out in favour of Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont activating the emergency decree in the capital, saying further instability would unnerve investors even more, while political observers warned the timing was not right and the country's image could take a beating.
Venus Williams to light up Bangkok Open
The WTA Bangkok Open will echo with the grunts of a Williams this year with five-time Grand Slam champion Venus among the protagonists at the country's biggest women's tennis event in October.
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Danai Udomchok, Thailand's No 1 tennis player, speaks at a press conference on Thursday to launch his first book, "If... not now, when? If... not you, who?//Photo by Wanchai Kraisornkhajit
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