The feuding sides must take part in talks brokered by a neutral organisation in order to end the ongoing political conflict, says a senior official from King Prajadhipok's Institute.
A pro-government group's plan to use "clapping feet" as a tool to counter the People's Alliance for Democracy campaign of hounding government figures could aggravate tensions, academics have warned.
Ex-prime minister Samak Sundaravej said he has received medical treatment and operation for liver cancer and will be discharged from hospital next week.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.