Samak Government receives royal endorsement

HM the King endorses the cabinet line up of Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej on Wednesday. View the full list....

First-time MPs hope to make useful contributions
Members on both sides outline plans for time in office

Samak lashed out over violence in the south comment
Democrat Party deputy secretary-general Niphon Boonyamanee on Wednesday criticised incoming Prime Minister....

Populist policies ok: Banharn
Chart Thai Party leader Banharn Silapa-archa has backed the government's plan to implement populist....

Clash between Samak and Thaksin 'not happening'
People Power Party MPs said claims that new Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej and former premier Thaksin....

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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Don't rush to write off Samak's leadership
The fate of the Samak Sundaravej government appears in jeopardy because parties concerned are forming judgement based on what should have been and what might have been instead of what is.

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