Only Thaksin could unlock country's problems : Anand

Former prime minister Anand Panyarachun said only Thaksin Shinawatra can settle ongoing tensions in the country.

Orders came from above, says Dr Pornthip
Top officers had no powers to cancel operation

Queen attends slain protester's cremation
Her Majesty the Queen yesterday praised Angkana Radubpanyawoot, who was killed in last Tuesday's violence, as a "good girl" and "protector of the monarchy and the country".

Govt MPs to mobilise supporters as guards
Government MPs will convene a parliamentary session next week and intend to mobilise their supporters as guards.

Govt whip looking to penalise 'absent' MPs
Deputy House Speaker Samart Kaewmeechai said that though three MPs from coalition parties were not at the parliamentary convention last week, they appeared present in the roll call.

Rival camps sinking faster into the political quicksand
Thai politics has turned into quicksand, with all parties grappling one another and sinking faster and deeper into the mire instead of calmly pulling themselves out of the predicament for mutual self-preservation.
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.

Thaksin: The man with perfect timing
Many are still speculating why ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra sold his Manchester City football club to the Abu Dhabi United Group.
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.

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 be an unexpected saviour. Sompong Amornwiwat as foreign minister and the return of Chaiya Sasomsap were just icing on the cake.

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."