Thaksin calls for reconciliation, forgiveness

Ousted and convicted ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra, playing a psychological game during his much-anticipated phone-in to Bangkok last night, asked his supporters if they would simply allow him to remain in exile for 10 years.

Huge show of strength by DAAD
The "rally of the red-shirted people" yesterday was nothing short of a show of force by those supporting the government and ousted and convicted former premier Thaksin Shinawatra. It also sent a message against more military coups and the anti-government People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD).

No check on Thaksin ordered: court
The judiciary yesterday rejected as groundless media reports that the Supreme Court president had ordered the monitoring of ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra's address to his supporters at yesterday's gathering.

Most Thais want end to political violence
The majority of Thais support the campaign to end political violence and restore national unity, a public-opinion survey has shown.

Thaksin 'plans taped message'
Plans for live speech reportedly cancelled

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Political reality isn't pretty, deal with it
From 2005 to the present, Thailand has been plagued with polarisation, which has brought about unprecedented volatility and a myriad of political woes, the likes of which have never been seen before.
Onus on negotiating teams to settle the border row
After waiting for months, the Thai negotiating teams finally got the mandate from Parliament to enter into talks with Cambodia to settle the border dispute and demarcate the land boundary.

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Will making merit save them?
As photographs of fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his family attending a Buddhist ceremony showed up in people's e-mails last week, many desperately wanted to know what they were up to, where and when.
Thin veil separates daad, govt
Apparently the longer the Democratic Alliance against Dictatorship (DAAD) survives, the more powerful it gets.

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Reason to hope for calm tomorrow
How much should we be worried about tomorrow? The planned mass gathering of Thaksin supporters has triggered intense speculation and another red alert for Thai politics.The volatile prelude to the event does not help. And we have crossed many lines on political confrontations.
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.

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