PAD sets March 28 for the revival of anti-Thaksin activities

The People's Alliance for Democracy has set March 28 as the date to revive the opposition movement to the....

EC sets to rule on the dissolution of two coalition parties
The Election Commission will on Tuesday review the investigative report which recommends for the dissolution....

Thaksin can leave thailand tomorrow
Judge allows former PM to go abroad on lecture tour after graft case starts

PM blamed for letting trio stay in the cabinet
Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej must bear responsibility for not heeding the Assets Examination....

Women senators undecided on speaker
Seventeen women Senators, who had a meeting with Senate speaker-candidate Prasopsuk Boondet at the Royal....

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

We have enough current and ex-pms to satisfy every media demand
Being a prime minister means putting your personal life firmly into the spotlight.

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Interview

Shadow finance minister, deputy question stimulus package
The Nation's Kornchanok Raksaseri interviewed Shadow Finance Minister Korn Chatikavanij and his deputy....

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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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