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21 Mar 10
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Blast outside Defence Ministry A bomb launched from an M79 last night exploded in front of a shophouse next to the Defence Ministry's headquarters in Bangkok, injuring a garbage collector who was working nearby. |
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20 Mar 10
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What Asean can learn from EU on environment Regional grouping must jointly shoulder the responsibility to curb pollution |
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20 Mar 10
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Public march should require a permit As I have watched the roaming of the red shirts, I have wondered if such groups need to obtain a permit prior to a march. If not, I suggest it. It should stipulate numbers, routes, purpose, security arrangements, and dates and times. |
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19 Mar 10
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Winner of 6th Junior IMPAC Dublin Literary Awards for Thailand announced A 15yearold student from Triam Udom Suksa has won the 2009/2010 Junior IMPAC Dublin Literary Award for Thailand following an entry of close to 1,000 Englishlanguage essay contestants. |
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19 Mar 10
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Three arrested in fatal Yala attack Three men were arrested yesterday for allegedly staging last week's fatal attack on a group of policemen, including Sompien Eksomya, superintendent of Bannang Sata police station in Yala. |
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19 Mar 10
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Smog eases in most of North Smog in five northern provinces has eased after two days of heavy rains, while that in Mae Hong Son is still severe. |
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19 Mar 10
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Petrol bomb, automatic gunfire disturb the peace Amid the ongoing political turmoil, a petrolbomb attack was launched early yesterday morning on the security outpost of an Army barracks in Bangkok. |
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19 Mar 10
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Partisan media the sign of an open society Though everybody has the right to offer their views, freedom can only blossom if there's true tolerance |
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19 Mar 10
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Tightening of monetary policy likely this year The central banks in Asia appear to be lagging behind the curve as far as inflation is concerned, given that the region's V-shaped economic recovery has already lifted output back to pre-crisis levels. |
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19 Mar 10
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Give peace a chance Peace advocate Gothom Arya has come up with a four-point proposal on how the
government and the red shirts can put aside their hostility and negotiate for harmony |
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19 Mar 10
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Distractions to keep your mind off the conflict People thought that the ongoing conflict between the red shirts and the government could be brought to a peaceful end after the National Human Rights Commission met the premier on Thursday to ask that both sides sit down and talk. However, all hope was... |
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19 Mar 10
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How can a billionaire speak for the poor? I find the contempt Thaksin Shinawatra and his clan show quite breathtaking. He is directing the red shirts from afar, but can't stop thirsting for wealth long enough to give this project his undivided attention. Now he has the temerity to be gadding... |
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18 Mar 10
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Govt bans import of fowl from birdflu affected nations The authorities have banned the import of fowl, fowl carcasses as well as eggs meant for breeding purposes from countries hit by avian influenza. |
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18 Mar 10
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Red Cross prepares emergency blooddonation plan The Thai Red Cross Society has prepared an emergency plan for blood donations should violence break out during the remainder of the red shirts' mass rally. |
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18 Mar 10
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Protesters rally on a full stomach Just as an army marches on its stomach, food is a key factor in keeping the redshirt rally in Bangkok very much alive. |
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18 Mar 10
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Country's first alllaser cornea transplant performed at Siriraj Mahidol University's Siriraj Hospital has successfully performed the country's first all laser cornea transplant surgery to treat corneal degeneration. |
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18 Mar 10
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Princess presides over opening of Thaifunded hospital in Burma HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn graciously presided over the Tuesday opening ceremony of a 16bed hospital constructed by the Thai Red Cross Society's funding in Myanmar's Pyapon City. |
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18 Mar 10
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Smoke from fields affecting Bangkok In North, all districts in Mae Hong Son declared disaster |
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18 Mar 10
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Thai workers urged to develop skills before Afta kicks in Thai labourers should start improving their skills to remain competitive as Thailand prepares for the Asean FreeTrade Agreement in 2015, which would enable workers to work freely in the region, chief of the Department of Skill Development said yesterday. |
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18 Mar 10
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Thai killed in Palestinian rocket attack A Thai worker was killed yesterday as Palestinian militants fired a rocket at Israel from the Gaza Strip, the Foreign Ministry said. This is the first death from a rocket attack since Israel started its Gaza offensive last year. |
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18 Mar 10
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Police preparing for a tough Saturday Traffic policemen at all stations in Bangkok have been instructed to put more effort into controlling heavy congestion anticipated on Saturday when antigovernment protestors start their campaign to 'meet and greet' capital residents and Bangkokbased red... |
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18 Mar 10
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For the benefit of bloody fools only Red protest disgusts most people, but the government is not getting its message across that it supports rural people. |
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18 Mar 10
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Excerpt from a Parliamentary speech. "During a political demonstration, some people are going to suffer as a result of the demonstration. But when protesters are staying out in rain and heat, leaving their work, quarrelling with their families in order to join the protest, do we consider... |
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18 Mar 10
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How better management can help preserve traditional arts Watching a 115-minute episode of a Kabuki play "Sugawara and the Secrets of Calligraphy" at a playhouse called Kabuki-za in the Ginza on Tuesday evening, I was surprised to find that the 1,906 seats were almost filled up by an enthusiastic audience.... |
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18 Mar 10
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It's not over till it's over The red shirts appear to be seeking a soft landing. They don't want to leave Bangkok without declaring some sort of victory. The trouble is, they can't find any face-saving excuses so they can disband and go home. Efforts are underway to allow them a... |
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18 Mar 10
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Red Cross prepares emergency blood-donation plan The Thai Red Cross Society has prepared an emergency plan for blood donations should violence break out during the remainder of the red shirts' mass rally. |
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17 Mar 10
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Rest in peace ..Fighter at Budo Mountain Sompien's family overwhelmed by Royal Family's compassion |
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17 Mar 10
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Chiang Mai still in the grip of smog The smog situation in Mae Hong Son remains critical, prompting Nok Air to suspend three daily flights for three days in a row, and tourists to give the North a miss. |
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17 Mar 10
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Army's psy-ops weapon defuses red shirts with humour Armed with gags and friendliness, the Psychological Operations Battalion (POB) has caught the media limelight with its tactics of cooling down red-shirt demonstrators. |
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17 Mar 10
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Academics urge govt to 'think out of the box' to resolve conflicts Academics agreed yesterday that protracted political conflict is based on the deep-rooted structural and cultural disputes between different groups in society. |
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17 Mar 10
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Three protesters wounded, 13 sick The Public Health Ministry yesterday confirmed that three male red-shirt protesters had been injured and another 13 taken ill during the past five days of demonstrations. |
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17 Mar 10
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Funds pouring in for injured baby elephant The condition of the two-week-old elephant calf, that nearly drowned in a waterfall pool at Namtok Ngao National Park on Sunday, has improved as donations to provide it with powdered milk has reached Bt200,000, veterinarian Pattarapon Maneeon said... |
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17 Mar 10
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Buddhist groups find film slanderous A film set to hit the theatres today will face protests by Buddhist groups, who deem its content as being slanderous to Buddhism and monks. |
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17 Mar 10
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Man gets 27 years for gang rape A man who took part in the gang rape of a girl two years ago was sentenced to a lengthy prison term yesterday. |
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17 Mar 10
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Police officer faces disciplinary probe for addressing red shirts The uniformed policeman who addressed the red-shirt rally on Tuesday would be subjected to a disciplinary investigation, city police spokesman Maj-General Piya Uthayo said yesterday. |
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17 Mar 10
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Two people likely behind M-79 attacks There could have been two attackers who launched the M-79 grenade attack on the 1st Infantry Regiment, most likely from the overlooking elevated tollway, a senior policeman said yesterday. |
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17 Mar 10
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This growing culture of hate will lead us all to destruction "WAR IS A DRUG" is the opening line of "Hurt Locker", the winner of best motion picture at the 2010 Academy Awards. These words are a quote from Chris Hedges, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist of the New York Times. His article entitled "War Is A Force... |
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17 Mar 10
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A filthy protest that subverts its intent Everyone is asking: "What does this blood-letting mean? Why are these protesters willing to sacrifice themselves for 'the big man' who relaxes casually with cakes and coffee at his hotel in Montenegro?" |
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17 Mar 10
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Amatayatippatai or Thaksin's patronage: No other choice? This is a class war! It's the last battle! Down with the amataya! Victory for the downtrodden! We are fighting for real democracy! We are all part of a historic moment!
I have a confession to make. After listening to all the heated, rousing, inflammatory... |
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17 Mar 10
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Questions remain on revenue from telecom scandal Finance ministers spoke out of turn by saying state agencies will not pursue losses incurred under Thaksin regime |
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17 Mar 10
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Flights to Mae Hong Son cancelled due to thick smog The smog situation in Mae Hong Son remains critical, prompting Nok Air to suspend three daily flights for three days in a row, and tourists to give the North a miss. |
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17 Mar 10
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Pol Col Sompian promoted to be police general His Majesty the King has signed a royal order promoting the late Pol Col Sompian Eksomya and his subordinate who were slain in an insurgency attack in Bangnang Sata district of Yala province last week. |
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17 Mar 10
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Police seize parts of rifles in Ayutthaya Police raid a company in Ayutthaya province and confiscate thousands of rifle parts on Wednesday. |
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16 Mar 10
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Blood protest an affront to ethics Re: "True blood?" News, March 16. |
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16 Mar 10
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Our rigid mind-set must change with the times The government's plan for a "creative economy" can only happen with a radical reinvention of education in this country |
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16 Mar 10
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Thaksin, red-shirt leaders betray their own people "Red shirts are not stupid", their leaders and sympathisers love to say. We saw tell-tale evidence that they are right on D station on Monday night, when one of the "three buddies" asked them to boo Abhisit Vejjajiva after making them listen to that... |
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16 Mar 10
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Chiang Mai chokes from burning farms Chiang Mai - The thick haze blanketing the North for days has forced Chiang Mai International Airport to turn on its runway lights and the Northern Royal Rainmaking Operations Centre to attempt more cloud-seeding flights. |
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16 Mar 10
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Where's the evidence I'm behind sabotage plan?: Thaksin Former PM Thaksin Shinawatra challenged the government to provide evidence to back up its claim that he might be behind plans to stage sabotage in the capital. |
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16 Mar 10
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Private home damaged in latest hit Police believe aim was to cause disruption, not target nearby court chief's residence |
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16 Mar 10
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Slain policeman's son transferred A police son of slain hero Pol Colonel Sompian Eksomya has been transferred from insurgency-infested areas in Yala to an immigration police unit in Songkhla's Hat Yai district, through a special process at the request of Sompian's widow. |
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