enlarge Golf legend Jack Nicklaus (L) and former Thailand Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra (R), gesture at a ceremony inaugurating the second Nicklaus-designed course at the Pine Valley Golf Resort on the outskirts of north Beijing on Wednesday.//AFP
Today's Big Stories
Adult inmates cause trouble in juvenile detention
In the wake of repeated violent clashes at its facilities, the Juvenile Observation and Protection Department wants to send adult inmates with felony convictions and problematic behaviour to maximum security zones.
2006 is the most brutal year in the media's history
With 100 Journalists Killed, 2006 was the Most Brutal Year in the Modern
Media's History, according to the International Press Institute's annual review.
Deposed Thaksin relaxed as he tees off with Nicklaus
Beijing - Deposed Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra turned up Wednesday for the opening of a Jack Nicklaus-designed golf course outside Beijing looking relaxed despite his mounting legal troubles back home.
Highlights of the Draft Constitution B.E. 2550
In formally submitting the constitution draft to the 12 concerned parties scheduled for Thursday, the 35member Constitution Drafting Committee has spelled out the comparison between the 1997 Constitution and the new draft.
Paradorn's my ace: Natalie
Tennis star Paradorn announces engagement to former Miss Universe and tells the world that Natalie will be a daughter-in-law to the Thai people
National religion idea not opposed by the junta
The Council for National Security (CNS) was not against the constitution recognising Buddhism as the state religion, spokesman Colonel Sansern Kaewkamnerd said yesterday.
Rain a pain for Students in East Java
[SOCCER] Bangkok University coach Somchai Sabperm fears the monsoon in Indonesia will sabotage his side's attempt to qualify for the knock-out stage of the Asian Football Confederation [AFC] Champions League Group F match today.
Is the Thai government right to protest Cambodia's appointment of Thaksin as its economic adviser by recalling Thai ambassador and suspending all cooperations?