PM delegates work for four deputies

Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat has delegated responsibilities among four deputy prime ministers, government spokesman Natthawut Saikua said on Thursday.

Chamlong and Chaiwat released on bail
People's Alliance for Democracy leader Chamlong Srimuang and Chaiwat Sinsuwong are released on bail after Appeals Court has dropped treason charges against PAD leaders on Thursday.

Two panels formed to look into police crackdown and rehabilitate victims
The Cabinet on Thursday agreed to form two independent committees, one in charge of investigating the Tuesday's crowd control operations which turned violence and another for the rehabilitation of victims.

Peace advocates blame both sides for Tuesday bloodshed
Advocates of peace hold both the government and anti-government People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) responsible for the clashes on Tuesday, which left two people dead and more than 400 injured.

Somchai says police action met international standard
Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat yesterday visited injured policemen and protesters, insisting the police crackdown was up to international standard.

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Rights cannot be protected once it's mired in violence
Human-rights defenders in Thailand, who profess to know almost everything there is to know, seem to have overlooked the central principal of human rights by rushing to condemn the police for using "violence" on Tuesday.
Violence without responsiblity, on either side
The man on television early yesterday looked stunned and in pain as he slowly came to terms with the fact that one of his legs was a bloody pulp, torn apart by an explosion.

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A fist to fight the clapping
Government supporters in the North plan to produce "clapping fists" to compete against the clappers being used by the anti-government People's Alliance for Democracy.
New job a challenge for Chalerm
Outspoken former interior minister Chalerm Yoobamrung has learned that he must be a bit careful about what he tells the media in his new post as Public Health Minister.

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Notoriety as a way of life
With one swing of his elbow in an animalistic fury that would put Mike Tyson to shame, Chuwit Kamolvisit snatched the headlines away from Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat and Privy Council chief Prem Tinsulanonda.
Not much good to say about this
Well, our warning to Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat fell on deaf ears as expected, with the Dos and Don'ts list violated from the word "Go". In came Chalerm Yoobamrung and out went silly hopes that the newly elected leader would....

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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."