Police report on nine PAD leaders reaches prosecutors

The Office of the Attorney General on Wednesday received the police report charging nine leaders of the People's Alliance for Democracy for their involvement in besieging Government House and raiding NBT broadcasting station in August.

Coalition's green light for charter rewrite
Chart Thai Party deputy leader Somsak Prissanananthakul on Wednesday confirmed that the coalition alliance would surge forward the charter rewrite.

Thaksin's amnesty will deepen divisiveness: Abhisit
Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva on Wednesday warned about a deeper wedge in society if People Power Party MPs would launch a signature campaign to endorse a petition for the royal pardon of fugitive ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra.

PAD may consider peace talks
The People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) yesterday insisted that only the group and the government should be involved in any dialogue to end the ongoing political conflict.

Thaksin still holds an edge in spite of legal problems
Ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra has shown all his cards on the table. During his phone-in remarks to his crowd of supporters on Saturday, he said that only His Majesty the King's "royal kindness and the power of the people" could bring him back to Thailand from an exile in London.

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A true independent to save our nation - is there such a person?
WANTED: "neutral" person to help negotiate for Thailand's political reconciliation and peace. Lucrative benefits in term of fame if successful, but apply at your own risk.
Thaksin must keep monarchy out of political rift
The downward spiral of politics has taken a new twist, threatening to bring about a change for the worse in an already bad situation.

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Writing helped heal Noppadon's pain
Just like his boss, former foreign minister Noppadon Pattama is making the most of spotlight.
Newin goes a-begging to London
Distancing himself from the crowds at Rajamangala stadium on Saturday may be one of the reasons why former "Gang of Four" member can't enter Thaksin Shinawatra's inner circle.

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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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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."