enlarge Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip of England look on as "Street Sense" crosses the finish line to win the the 133rd running of the Kentucky Derby on Sunday at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. This is the first time ever the Queen has been to the Kentucky Derby.//AFP
Today's Big Stories
Two Thai nationals beheaded in Saudi for drug smuggling
Riyadh - Two Thai nationals convicted of drug trafficking were beheaded with a sword in Saudi Arabia on Monday, the interior ministry said in a stateŽment carried by the official SPA news agency.
World largely welcomes Sarkozy win to revive France
Paris - Nicolas Sarkozy's win in France's presidential election was broadly welcomed in the Western press on Monday though some media in Africa and the Middle East expressed hostility to the new leader.
Likay Francaise
A classic comedy of French theatre is being told through Traditional Thai dance this month
Thaksin ends PR contract amid flak
Deposed prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has terminated his association with United States-based public relations company Edelman.
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW 'Coup was setback for labour movement'
Labour activist and co-founder of the 1550 Labour Assembly, a new group opposing the junta and the draft constitution, Somyot Pruksakasem talks to The Nation's Pravit Rojanaphruk about the state of labour and democracy.
Tight finish in the offing in the Optimist Class
[SAILING] With stable wind prevailing in Pattaya bay, yachtsmen enjoyed another good round on the penultimate day of the Top of the Gulf International Regatta yesterday.
EDITORIAL Optimism low on censorship
Enshrining filmmakers' rights in the charter is the only way to break the conservative stranglehold on Thai cinema