http://www.bangkokpost.com/webmaster@bangkokpost.comwebmaster@bangkokpost.comWed, 17 Mar 2010 22:00:00Wed, 17 Mar 2010 22:59:18http://www.bangkokpost.com/common/img/rss/rss_default.gif 2727http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/politics/171898/meetings-postponement-to-be-addressedThe meeting of the joint opposition whips committee has called on government MPs to attend the House meeting on Thursday and use the parliamentary mechanism to solve political problems, Puea Thai MP for Chiang Mai Surapong Towichakchaikul said on Wednesday.Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:33:00 +0700http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/171889/iron-leg-sompien-becomes-police-generalHis Majesty the King has signed a royal order appointing the late Pol Col Sompien Eksomya, 59, to the rank of police general. The royal order took effect on March 12.Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:12:00 +0700http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/thaksin-judgement-update/171857/suthep-govt-ready-for-talks-with-uddThe government is ready for talks with the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship, particularly its core leader Veera Musikhapong, on the condition that he must first get the green light from former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban said on Wednesday.Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:51:00 +0700http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/171849/pm-house-attacked-with-of-bloodRed-shirts of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship poured blood in front of the gate of Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva's residence in Sukhumvit Soi 31 and threw bags of blood and other objects over the fence into the grounds on Wednesday.Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:00:00 +0700http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/world/171826/women-prefer-hunks-but-don-t-trust-them-studyScientists report that women living in countries with worse rates of disease and ill health are far likelier to plump for "masculine"-looking men than "feminine"-looking rivals.Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:55:38 +0700http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/politics/171770/reds-complete-blood-ritualThe United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship on Tuesday performed a ritual to bring down the government, pouring blood taken from its supporters at all four gates of Government House.Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:12:00 +0700http://www.bangkokpost.com/business/economics/171755/red-rally-has-little-economic-impactThe mass red-shirt rally is not causing significant damage to the country's economy, Bank of Thailand governor Tarisa Watanagase said on Tuesday.Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:25:00 +0700http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/171751/grenade-thrown-near-akkarathorn-homeAn M79 grenade exploded on the roof of a house of a businessman in Chatuchak district of Bangkok early Tuesday, only 200 metres from the home of the president of the Supreme Administrative Court.Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:23:00 +0700http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/171722/protesters-give-blood-to-pur-at-govt-houseSupporters of the United front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) started donating blood on Tuesday morning for splashing at the entrances to Government House later this afternoon, as Prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva continues to reject their demands that he immediately dissolve the House and call a general election.Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:49:00 +0700http://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinion/171712/blood-splashing-a-pointless-ritualWith the mass protest now in its third day, the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) leaders appear to have run out of tricks. Their latest threat, to splash a million millilitres of blood around the entrances to Government House, has fallen substantially short of the target.Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:34:00 +0700