DISASTER ALERT Earthquake rocks far North
6.1 trembler on the Laos-Burma border stuns northerners, rattles towers and people in Bangkok
Workers flee into streets
Office workers and residents in Bangkok were shocked to find their high-rises shaking yesterday afternoon.
Wolfowitz seeks deal for World Bank exit
Washington - Embattled World Bank president Paul Wolfowitz sought a resignation deal ahead of a new bank meeting Thursday to discuss the scandal over his girlfriend's pay package.
11 aftershocks happen Wednesday night
Meteorological Department Director-General Supalerk Tansriwattanawongse said Thursday that 11 aftershocks happened during Wednesday night.
I'm no genius, high-scoring student says
The Triam Udom Suksa School student who obtained the country's highest score in the central admission exam this year declared, "I am no genius."
CLIMATE SUMMIT Congestion charge for downtown Bangkok still a dream
"Get cars off the streets" is the strongest piece of advice leaders of some of the world's greenest capi¬tals can give to their counterparts from cities plagued by pollution and congestion.
YOUR PHOTOS, YOUR STORIES Your experience on tremors are welcomed
The Nation online received many phone calls from people who felt tremors after powerful earthquake hit Laos and Thai-Burma border on Wednesday.
