Thai fans of Manchester City warned of flags

Supporters of Thaksin Shinawatra's Manchester City Football Club have fallen foul of the law by....

PPP reveals economic package
Partylist candidate Mingkwan Saengsuwan Thursday unveiled a package of economic platforms mapped out by his....

Sonthi brushes off reports Thaksin lobbied military friends to return
Deputy Prime Minister General Sonthi Boonyaratglin paid little attention to news reports that deposed prime....

EC to set rules for role of banned 111
PPP plans to use Thaksin video while it waits for decision

More buses, cheaper fares
Rail and bus fares will be slashed by half on election day and the following day to encourage people to go out....

Quotable Quote: Sanan Kachornprasart
"I've joined Chat Thai Party without conditions. I want to work with Banharn because he is No.1 in....
Highlights of the week:Pep talk for parties
The Election Commission today meets representatives of the political parties to ensure they understand the....
SPECIAL:Ex-MPs' children to run in poll
Banned executives of former party plan for kids to be PPP candidates
Politicschitchat:A political soap opera
A friend texted PoliticsChitChat last Saturday after hearing reports the Pracharaj, Matchima Thippatai and....

Analysis/Commentary

Leaders could lose in Bangkok
Democrats, PPP may knock out Prachai, others

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Interview

Prachai's populist policies go further than Thaksin's
PM hopeful believes he's tailor-made for the post will drive up economic growth

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This week in history

November 15, 1933: Thailand's first election
Thailand had its first general election 74 years ago this week. The Kingdom's first general election took....
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What's On

World congress of administrative courts in Bangkok
Heads and representatives of administrative courts from 50 countries gather in Bangkok next week for a....

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Thaksin: A Don Quixote for democracy or a Shylock for power?
What ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra has been doing to rouse the crowds, like his phone-in, is nothing out of the ordinary. Desparate times call for desparate measures.
How can Thailand ride the storm?
"There is no clear map. This is not the same as the 1930s, things are different."

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