Thailand News and HeadlinesPublishing the latest news from Bangkok, Phuket, Samui, Pattaya, Chiang Mai and Krabi in Thailand.Justice minister: No - Kindergarten teacher: Yes- February 21, 2005 Dr Pornthip Rojanasunan isn't interested in politics. What she really wants to do is teach little children. Dr Pornthip, 50, shot to fame in recent years when she proved successfully that police interpretations of two high-profile criminal cases were wrong. More recently, she stayed at a Buddhist temple in Phang Nga for six weeks to identify the bodies of tsunami victims and return them to their families.http://www.aseannewsnetwork.com/2005/02/justice-minister-no-kindergarten.html Thailand's restive south- February 17, 2005 Members of Thailand's minority Muslim community - based almost exclusively in the country's southern provinces - have been at loggerheads with Bangkok for decades.http://www.aseannewsnetwork.com/2005/02/thailands-restive-south.html Thaksin Shinawatra leads party to stunning victory in Thailand- February 7, 2005 Prime Minister of Thailand, Thaksin Shinawatra, appears likely to be returned to office, making history as the first elected Thai PM to win a second term. If exit poll indications are borne out, his Thai Rak Thai (Thais Love Thais) party will win in a landslide, to become the first single party majority in Thailand's relatively short history of parliamentary democracy.http://www.aseannewsnetwork.com/2005/02/thaksin-shinawatra-leads-party-to.html |