Thailand Top News Stories

Unesco's World Heritage Committee has decided to postpone consideration on the controversial Preah Vihear Temple management plan from yesterday to tonight.   full story...

Pulling out of Unesco panel among options being considered by government if World Heritage Committee accepts Cambodia's proposal on Preah Vihear   full story...

The Cabinet yesterday approved the creation of a youth-development agency, which will be subsidised by tariff imposed on the sales of liquor and cigarettes.  full story...

Overjoyed that Bangkok has received the "World's Best City 2010" award and the "Best City of Asia" award from Travel and Leisure Magazine, Bangkok Governor Sukhumbhand Paribatra yesterday said he would proceed with the development of Rajprasong and Yaowarat areas and arrange tourism-promoting activities to boost foreign tourists' confidence.  full story...

The Office of the Higher Education Commission (Ohec) is proposing measures to prevent student loans from going to substandard programmes.   full story...

Items of jewellery supposed to have gone missing while in the custody of the Department of Special Investigation were in fact stored there, according to director-general Tharit Phengdit - but officials and the owner had been confused by the DSI's catalogue system.  full story...

Nakhon Pathom's Mahidol Wittayanusorn School has decided not to enrol students who fail the psychological test, while the Cabinet yesterday approved Bt133 million for the school's renovation.  full story...

One group says bill deeply flawed, another all for it   full story...

Boonmee Rermsook, 71, who sustained gunshots during the military crackdown on the red-shirt protesters in May, passed away at 6am yesterday at Police General Hospital. This brings the total toll of the crackdown up to 91.  full story...

Unesco has called for dialogue between Thailand and Cambodia concerning Unesco's listing of Preah Vihear Temple as World Heritage Site.   full story...

Thai students have won three gold medals and one silver at the 42nd International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO) held in Tokyo from July 19-28.  full story...

The Medical Council has called on the government to expand the no-fault compensation fund to cover patients under the Social Security Fund or the Civil Servants Medical Benefits Scheme.  full story...

A second bilateral meeting on Burma's closure of the Mae Sot border checkpoint in Tak will be held on Friday, after negotiations earlier this week failed to reach a settlement.  full story...

A victim of the military crackdown on the red-shirt protesters in mid-May is in a coma in an intensive-care unit.  full story...

The Office of the Education Council plans to propel forward the second-decade education reform road map's four objectives and 36 projects, which will need Bt109.4 billion funding from the 2011 fiscal year budget, a senior official said yesterday.  full story...

The Bank of Thailand board yesterday approved the printing of new banknotes as the present currency notes - the "15th set"- had been in circulation for 12 years now.  full story...

Financial banks should add software to their ATM systems to help prevent a "call centre" criminal gang from duping unaware people into wiring out their money, a senior police officer said yesterday.  full story...

The chairman of the Truth and National Reconciliation Committee, Kanit na Nakhon, said yesterday that his committee had discussed the use of iron fetters on Natthawut Saikua, when he was presented to the Criminal Court on July 1, as conduct against international standards.   full story...

Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva yesterday vowed to protect Thailand's rights and interests, as Cambodia makes moves to submit its management plan for Preah Vihear Temple and its adjacent areas at the Unesco World Heritage Committee meeting in Brazil.   full story...

Protesters on Tuesday submit a protest note to UN Education, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) against Cambodia's bid to list Preah Vihear Temple as World Heritage Site.   full story...

Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva on Thursday said he had lifted the state of emergency in six provinces with immediate effect.   full story...

The Department of Special Investigation on Thursday submitted for prosecution review on its investigative reports, recommending terrorism indictments and trail for 25 suspects, including ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra.   full story...

Senator Ruangkrai Leekitwattana on Thursday petitioned the Election Commission to launch a probe into the qualifications of Democrat chief adviser and MP Chaun Leekpai.   full story...

Culture Minister Nipit Intarasombat on Thursday said the Democrats' worries on their party dissolution case were lessened after reviewing the list of prosecution witnesses.   full story...

Unesco's World Heritage Committee has decided to postpone consideration on the controversial Preah Vihear Temple management plan from yesterday to tonight.   full story...

Unesco has called for dialogue between Thailand and Cambodia concerning Unesco's listing of Preah Vihear Temple as World Heritage Site.   full story...

The government is poised to further lift the state of emergency in selected provinces by this evening, Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said on Wednesday, ahead of the afternoon's meeting with the National Security Council to assess the situation.  full story...

Police on Wednesday extended the deadline of summonses for yellow shirts to hand themselves over and face terrorism charge from today to August 26.   full story...

The Constitution Court on Wednesday ruled to hear 15 prosecution witnesses from a list of 80 submitted by prosecutors for the Democrat Party dissolution case.  full story...

Plaintiff Wasamol Pengdit on Wednesday initiated a court battle charging Pheu Thai MP Jatuporn Promphan for defamation stemming from his remarks on bribery.  full story...

The Department of Special Investigation has completed its probes into the first batch of 26 terrorist suspects and will submit reports to public prosecutors by Friday, DSI director general Tharit Pengdit said on Tuesday.  full story...

Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva on Tuesday paid a hospital visit to victims of the bombing attack at a bus stop outside Big C on Rajdamri Road on Sunday.  full story...

Protesters on Tuesday submit a protest note to UN Education, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) against Cambodia's bid to list Preah Vihear Temple as World Heritage Site.   full story...

Has there been any place where Thaksin Shinawatra's past, present and future can be discussed along with those of Thailand without raised voices, microphones snapped off and tables being banged? At least one. On June 10 at Room 2172 on Capitol Hill, a US House subcommittee hearing on the Thai political crisis took place in a manner as solemn as they've come.  full story...

Prime suspect who planted M67 explosive caught on security camera; CRES, police to meet tomorrow   full story...

An unidentified device yesterday evening exploded in front of the Big C Rajdamri Supercentre, killing one person and wounding at least ten others waiting at the bus stop near the site of the red-shirt rally two months ago.   full story...

Thailand reaffirmed its stand on Preah Vihear Temple - demarcation of the border should be completed before debating and endorsing a joint administrative plan for the World Heritage Site, Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said yesterday.  full story...

We simply can't allow act of cowardice to throw us off course   full story...

If a general election was held today the ruling Democrat Party and Opposition Pheu Thai Party would have a neck-to-neck tussle, according to a survey of eligible voters. But community leaders strongly supported the government in the same poll.  full story...

Pheu Thai MP Jatuporn Promphan looks likely face a libel suit for remarks he made about the wife of a top law enforcement officer.  full story...