Wassana Nanuam's "Lub Luang Prang" ("Secrets, Deceptions and Disguise") has sold more than 100,000 copies and the book is into its fourth printing. Published by Matichon Publishing House, the military-beat journalist's third book is a tell-all about the 2006 coup .

Rumour has it that Matichon Group boss Kanchai Boonparn has given her a Bt200,000 bonus. That's on top of the Bt800,000 he agreed to pay when Wassana's book came out in March.

Although nobody's confirmed the rumour, it should be no surprise that Kanchai would give the money-making author a big bonus.

When a man bribes a woman

When Rabiabrat Pongpanit's weight goes down, her husband Sermsak's wallet also becomes thinner.

The former senator told a Modernine chat show that she is too lazy to work out, despite having a well-equipped fitness centre in her home.

So her ex-MP hubby is giving her an incentive - every time she works out, she gets Bt10,000. Sermsak first offered her just a few thousand baht, but she bargained for an increase. So, if she works out 20 times a month, that's Bt200,000! It pays to exercise.