Lese majeste charges dropped
Public prosecutors yesterday declined to press a lese majeste charge against caretaker Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his deputy Wissanu Krea-Ngam, citing lack of evidence.
Bush lobbied on UN
Caretaker Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra wrote a letter to US President George W Bush last month informing him that Deputy Prime Minister Surakiart Sathirathai remained the Thai and Asean candidate for the UN's top job, an informed source told The Nation yesterday.
Tropical storm lashes Bangkok
Heavy showers and howling winds whipped Bangkok for the second day yesterday, toppling trees and tents at the Red Cross Fair around the Royal Plaza and uprooting towering trees in the Government House compound.
