Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat and the People's Alliance for Democracy yesterday rejected a call by army chief Gen Anupong Paojinda for compromise with a new election and an end to anti-government protests in the wake of Suvarnabhumi airport's shutdown.
ENVOY SUMMONED
The Foreign Ministry is demanding an explanation after the Indian navy attacked a Thai fishing trawler off the Somalian coast, after wrongly assuming it was a pirate vessel.
Many countries have issued travel advisories to their citizens who are planning to visit Thailand following the storming of Suvarnabhumi airport.
CHIANG MAI : The father of a People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) supporter was killed yesterday during a clash between pro- and anti-government groups at a housing estate in Muang district.
Four bombs went off in Bangkok in the early hours of yesterday, injuring 15 people.
Former acting leader of the dissolved Thai Rak Thai party Chaturon Chaisaeng yesterday called on the army to enforce an emergency decree or the Internal Security Act against the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) rally at Suvarnabhumi airport.
POLITICS
Business leaders expressed support for army chief Anupong Paojinda's call for the dissolution of the House as a means to end the standoff between the government and the People's Alliance for Democracy.
NEWS Think
The proposal by Army Commander-in-Chief Gen Anupong Paojinda and a panel of leading figures to end the crisis gripping Thailand has received a lukewarm reception from the general public who regard it as a seemingly ineffectual measure.
It was a long and stressful day for 26-year-old holiday maker Jean-Paul Tanghe and friends who had spent 12 hours waiting on the floor of Suvarnabhumi airport's departure terminal, hoping to board a plane to Paris.
The Constitution Court yesterday set in motion the dissolution trials of the three government coalition parties which have had an executive member convicted of electoral fraud.
EDITORIAL
The political drama playing out in the streets and at airports has grabbed the headlines, but there are other serious issues which also affect the country directly. Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat was out of Thailand at a critical meeting of Pacific-area nations in Peru, where the world economy was discussed. Another, even more more serious, issue is the ongoing strife in the South. In the very midst of the country's political crisis, the United Nations has reopened the issue of illegal arrests and disappearances in the southernmost provinces.
COMMENTARY
If you don't think Aids and violence against women are related, think again - particularly if you have teenage daughters.
THAI POLITICS
By physically shutting down Suvarnabhumi airport, the People's Alliance for Democracy has upped the stakes in Thailand's ongoing political polarisation.
FROM THE BARRACKS
Maj-Gen Khattiya Sawasdipol may not mind being called eccentric, but the outspoken Calvary officer may be a factor that has pushed the bitter political crisis to boiling point. He was seldom taken seriously until his warning of bomb attacks against the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) protesters commandeering Government House proved correct time and again.
Post Bag
The PAD's taking over Suvarnabhumi airport is outrageous and completely out of line. Enough of this nonsense already! It is time to stop damaging our country.
In Media
It is sad that the government failed to heed the advice of Dr Ammar Siamwalla, who recently spoke against the loss-ridden state rice pledging scheme.
