Thaksin to address supporters during mobile Today's Truth

Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra will make a phone call from London to speak his heart on November 1 during a mobile Today's Truth talk show at the National Stadium on November 1, he told Reuters.

Thai govt may move Asean Summit to Chiang Mai
Thailand is readly to host the 14th Asean Summit in December but is considering whether to move the venue to Chiang Mai, a Thai Foreign Ministry source said.

Clashes between rivals looming
The prospect of a confrontation between anti-government protesters and government supporters loomed large even after the landmark court ruling on Tuesday against former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra.

CDA needs 180 days: charter panel
The committee in charge of amending the charter wants to extend the working time of the new charter drafting assembly to 180 days and to change the composition of the chamber to include eight former charter drafters.

Thaksin rejects 'political' court verdict
Expremier confident he can stay on in Britain

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Border conflict throws villagers' lives out of gear
Government officials say the situation along the border near the Khmer sanctuary of Preah Vihear has eased after a border skirmish last week, which claimed the lives of three soldiers on both sides and injured many others.
PM, Army Chief find themselves back into a corner
Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat and Army chief General Anupong Paochinda both appear to have found themselves trapped in a tight corner and will have to wriggle out of their predicament or risk facing more social strife.

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Is it curtain forever for Thaksin?
What is the future for former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra after the historic verdict over the Ratchadaphisek land case?
Newin is missed in war room
Thanks to the current political turmoil, 111 banned members of the defunct Thai Rak Thai (TRT) have found an opportunity to return to the political stage. A few weeks ago they set up their war room in Shinawatra 3 Building.

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Winning ugly is name of the game
It almost looked like an anti-climax, didn't it? After Samak Sundaravej was pilloried for doing TV cooking shows that couldn't even pay his petrol bills and Pojaman Shinawatra received a humiliating lecture about moral and ethics, you must have expected Tuesday's court ruling against Thaksin Shinawatra to be the final, most spectacular firework.
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.

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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."