Road map for reconciliation planned

King Prajadhipok’s Institute will organise an academic conference on November 5-to-7 to map out how to jump start the talks for reconciliation, its secretary general Bowornsak Uwanno said on Friday

Metropolitan police to step up security
Metropolitan Police have been prepared to keep law and order Saturday when former deputy police chief Pol Gen Salang Bunnag is expected to lead government supporters to besiege the Government House.

Bloodshed might be inevitable: Chamlong
People’s Alliance for Democracy leader Chamlong Srimuang told the crowds on Friday at Government House he feared it was unavoidable for blood to be spilled.

Senators to oppose CDA
At least 40 senators will voice strong opposition today to the formation of the Constitution Drafting Assembly (CDA), in order to force the government to dissolve the House rather than buy time with a charter rewrite.

Thaksin call would prove divisive
Planned telephone speech by convicted ex-PM will exacerbate the situation

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Court leaves questions unanswered in Thaksin verdict
Any hope that Tuesday's Supreme Court ruling on the Ratchadaphisek land deal, that handed Thaksin Shinawatra a two-year jail term, will put an end to the on-going political strife has quickly evaporated with the anti-Thaksin People's Alliance for Democracy declaring it will continue its marathon protest and Thaksin remarking from London that the verdict was "politically motivated".
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.

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No respite from war for Rosana
Bangkok senator Rosana Tositrakul has worked against former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra since her days as a social activist.
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?

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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."