"I'm not talking politics with Thaksin," says Somchai

Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat said Wednesday he wants to set politics aside and pay more attention to his work - disregarding the problem solving ideas of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra.

Government and protesters should end political violence : HRW
Political Crisis Threatens Lives and Democracy

Supreme court issues another arrest warrant for ousted PM Thaksin
The Supreme Court issued on Wednesday a fifth arrest warrant for ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra, after he failed to appear in a trial accusing him of amending tax policy to enrich his business empire.

Army : "No coup"
The military remains firm on its stand for political non-interference, Army spokesman Colonel Sansern Kaewkamnoed said yesterday, ruling out speculation that soldiers might intervene and seize power.

Court prepares for party dissolution cases
The Constitution Court yesterday decided to launch three separate judicial reviews on the electoral fraud cases - punishable by party dissolution - involving People Power, Chart Thai and Matchima Thipataya parties.

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Road to a national unity govt fraught with problems
Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat must be counting his days in the coun¬try's top office, because he will be forced to either resign or dissolve Parliament very soon.
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.

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Chaotic meeting before the bloodshed
After learning that tear-gas canisters made in China caused the casualties in the October 7 clash between police and protesters from the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD), society now wants to find out who was responsible for the....
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.

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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."