(BangkokPost.com) - Council of State, the government's legal adviser, ruled Tuesday that the three ministers linked to the digit lottery case can continue their work after the the Supreme Court's Criminal Division for Holders of Political Positions accepted a lawsuit against them for alleged links to the two- and three-digit lottery scheme.

(BangkokPost.com) - The cabinet on Tuesday gave a green light to add more third class train services on four routes without charge.

(BangkokPost.com) - The Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai Army, Gen Anupong Paochinda, said it is not his authority to negotiate with the Pattani United Liberation Organisation (PULO), one of the militant groups in the deep South. He said it is up to the government.

(BangkokPost.com) - The Election Commission (EC) decided to postpone the date to announce its decision whether to disband the People Power party (PPP) to September 2, according to EC secretary-general Sutthipol Taweechaikarn.

(BangkokPost.com) - Bank of Thailand (BOT) governor Tarisa Watanagase said the depreciation of Thai baht is in line with other Asian currencies.

(BangkokPost.com) - An army of People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) supporters began marching to the British embassy in Bangkok on Tuesday morning to call on the British government to extradite ex-premier Thaksin Shinwatra back to Thailand.

(BangkokPost.com) - The bilateral meeting between Thai Foreign Minister Tej Bunnag and his Cambodian counterpart Nor Namhong commenced on Tuesday morning in Hua Hin, Prachuap Khiri Khan province. The meeting aims to resolve the ongoing border dispute over Preah Vihear temple.

(BangkokPost.com) - Chart Thai party leader Banharn Silpa-archa opened his residence in Charan Sanitwong area Tuesday on his 76th birthday anniversary.

Taipei (Agencies) - A Taiwanese parliamentary delegation is visiting Asean member states to lobby for the island to be included as a dialogue member of the regional grouping, the Central News Agency (CNA) reported on Monday.

Thousands of People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) supporters gathered outside the British embassy on Tuesday, demanding the British government to extradite ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra back to Thailand to face criminal charges.

Beijing (Agencies) - Thai boxer Worapoj Phetkum missed out on his dream of winning an Olympic medal for his cancer-stricken father when he was beaten in the bantamweight quarter-finals by Cuba's Yankiel Leon on Monday.

(Bangkokpost.com) - The Supreme Court's Criminal Division for Holders of Political Positions, by an eight-to-one vote on Monday, sentenced chief adviser to the Puea Pandin party and former deputy interior minister Vatana Asavahame to 12 years’ imprisonment without parole after finding him guilty in the Klong Dan wastewater treatment project corruption case.

Hamburg (dpa) - Rafael Nadal went to the top of the men's world tennis rankings Monday, a day after winning a gold medal at the Olympics.

(BangkokPost.com) - Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Surapong Suebwonglee said it is not imperative for the government to perform excise tax cut for oil even though the global oil prices continue to sink.

Bangkok (dpa) - Prime Minister and Defence Minister Samak Sundaravej on Monday visited the Phreah Vihear complex on the eve of bilateral talks with Cambodia over the disputed border temple that sparked a military standoff between the two neighbouring countries last month.

Yangon (dpa) - United Nations (UN) special envoy Ibrahim Gambari arrived in Myanmar Monday for a five-day visit that aims to pressure the ruling military junta to speed up democratic reforms, address human rights and free political prisoners.

Thailand's Food Institute has targeted raising the value of Thai food exports to the global market to one trillion baht in 2012.

Only a few Thai and Cambodian troops remain near the disputed temple of Preah Vihear ahead of a meeting Tuesday of Thai Foreign Minister Tej Bunnag and his Cambodian counterpart Hor Namhong in Thailand's Phetchaburi province southwest of Bangkok to seek a solution to a lingering border dispute over the ancient temple.

Thailand's entrepreneurs should concentrate on improving product quality more quickly to penetrate the Southeast Asian market in preparation for establishment of the Asean Economic Community by 2015, according to a senior Thai trade negotiator.