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River of fire erupts
News, Pattarapong Chatpattarasill, Published on 02/01/2014
» Fireworks brighten up the night sky over the Chao Phraya River as Bangkok rings in 2014. The fireworks were fired from boats in the middle of the river as venues across the city were packed with New Year countdown revellers.
Adviser weighs pulling plug on tablet
News, Lamphai Intathep, Published on 02/01/2014
» The Pheu Thai-led "Tablet PC per Child" initiative, which aimed to distribute free tablet computers to schoolchildren could be scrapped.
Red shirt inmates still back govt
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 02/01/2014
» Red-shirt political prisoners still support the caretaker government even though it has abandoned the blanket amnesty bill which would have secured their release.
PM pays New Year visit to Prem
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 02/01/2014
» Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra paid an informal New Year visit to Privy Council chairman Prem Tinsulanonda yesterday.
Protests force runners to miss poll deadline
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 02/01/2014
» Candidates faced protest obstacles such as human chains to stop them registering for the poll yesterday.
Police patience is wearing thin
News, Published on 02/01/2014
» The rally at the Royal Plaza on Monday by 500 police of the Metropolitan Police Bureau was an unusual phenomenon. It was a show of resentment against their superiors for restraints imposed upon them in their dealings with anti-government protesters.
Will this crisis lead to another coup?
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 02/01/2014
» As society is trapped in political warfare, rumours of an impending coup are escalating, especially after the fatal clashes between police and anti-government protesters at the Thai-Japanese Stadium on Dec 26.
Postbag: Citizens' right to protest
News, Published on 02/01/2014
» Re : It's time to arrest Suthep (BP, Dec 28)
Seeking a grain of truth
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 02/01/2014
» Rice pledging is one of the key populist policies that put the Pheu Thai Party into power in 2011. Despite the scheme's name, it is essentially a purchase programme. The government buys the grain from farmers at 15,000 baht a tonne for paddy and 20,000 baht for Hom Mali rice, well above market prices.
Bingeing on TV
Business, Saengwit Kewaleewongsatorn, Published on 02/01/2014
» When a trend creates a new verb and a US commander-in-chief uses it, you know it has become a new global trend.