Ex-PM Samak has liver cancer

Ex-prime minister Samak Sundaravej said he has received medical treatment and operation for liver cancer and will be discharged from hospital next week.

PM refuses to step down
Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat yesterday shrugged off the top military echelon's call for his resignation to take responsibility for the Oct 7, 2008 bloody crackdown on protesters.

Abhisit repeats PM should dissolve the House
The prime minister should dissolve the House in order to dissipate the growing discontent arising from the violent October 7 crackdown, Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva said yesterday.

Rights panel blames govt for violent crackdown
The government should be held responsible for the October 7 violent police crackdown, initial findings of an investigation by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) show.

PPP faction stands behind Somchai
A key faction of the People Power Party yesterday issued a statement rallying behind the leadership of Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat and rejecting the call by the top military brass for his resignation to take responsibility for the October 7 violent crackdown.

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Ratchadaphisek verdict will be historic, whichever way
The Supreme Court's Criminal Division for Political Office Holders is scheduled on Tuesday to deliver the verdict in the Ratchadaphisek land case against former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his wife Khunying Pojaman.
Real reason behind Hun Sen's belligerence over temple
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen may have begun beating the war drums too early this week when he issued an ultimatum to Thailand that he would use force to resolve the border dispute at Preah Vihear, but he had reasons for doing so.

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Time bombs ticking away in Somchai's political undergrowth
It is clear the ultimate goal of the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) is the establishment of "new politics" - an alternative political model. The PAD's idea is to limit the number of parliamentary representatives elected by the people.
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 tragedy.

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How PM might ride out NCCC ruling
With armed forces chiefs virtually telling Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat on television to leave office, a major National Counter Corruption Commission ruling which appeared so HUGE earlier yesterday would show up as a filler on today's front pages.
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.

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