Parliament elects Samak as new prime minister

People Power Party's leader Samak Sundaravej is elected as the 25 th prime minister of Thailand on....

PPP to line up the Cabinet on Wednesday
The People Power Party has scheduled Wednesday to meet with its coalition partners to draw up policies and....

New cabinet will be in place next week : Samak
Newly-elected Prime MinisterSamak Sundaravej said Monday that his new cabinet would be in place next week and....

Activist prefers to be voted into office
Rosana Tositrakul, consumer-rights activist and a key member of the anti-Thaksin Shinawatra People's....

Who's going to be Prime Minister
Parliament votes for the next prime minister today. The opposition will nominate Democrat leader Abhisit....

Desperately seeking Sonthi…
One of The Nation's 2006 People of the Year has vanished from public view for more than two weeks. He is....
"You" --- PERSON OF THE YEAR 2007
'You' is a far cry from Time magazine's 2006 person of the year. 'You' is more....
Politics Chit Chat: Bad days for PM hopeful?
It seemed some prime minister hopeful, including Samak Sundaravej and Abhisit Vejjajiva, had bad days prior to....
Highlights of the week: EC vetting process to continue
This week (January 7-13, 2008) the Election Commission will continue to endorse or nullify poll results.

Analysis/Commentary

Time to move forward but without Thaksin or Sonthi
Yesterday's opening of Parliament marked a fresh page in Thai politics. The unfolding events of the....

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Interview

Hoping to stay away from conflict
New House Speaker Yongyuth Tiyapairat talks to Piyanart Srivalo about his latest responsibility

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This week in history

December 31, 2006: New Year's Eve Bombings
Bangkok is rocked by six explosions early in the evening at widely separate parts of the city, completely....
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What's On

By-elections and Senate nomination
Sunday (January 13, 2008) sees by-elections in three Nakhon Ratchasima seats, after the successful People....

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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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