Opposition seizes the capital
Democrat Party candidates swept most of the seats in Sunday's elections for the Bangkok Council and Bangkok district councils in a convincing victory over the Thai Rak Thai Party.
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OCTOBER ELECTION
PM's vow to step aside 'no longer applicable'
TRT spokesman says Thaksin will run as No 1 list candidate
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EC probes Bangkok ballot complaints
Challenges have been filed with the Election Commission to results in 10 districts returning Bangkok Metropolitan Council (BMC) members, according to city clerk Nathanon Thavisin.
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IN BRIEF
Bid-fixing scandal
Ex-commissioner sues former colleagues
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Ung Ing's words 'twisted'
An assistant professor at Chulalongkorn University yesterday criticised outgoing Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra for seeking public sympathy ahead of the capital's local elections by saying university lecturers had verbally harangued his daughter.
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'Finland plot' civil suit follows criminal case
Caretaker Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra yesterday filed a civil lawsuit demanding Bt1 billion in damages from 12 defendants he said tarnished his reputation by broadcasting allegations of his involvement in a plot to cling to power.
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Push to fill vacancies on commission
A group of caretaker senators is drafting a petition to Senate Speaker Suchon Chaleekrua seeking a consultation with the Constitution Court and a decision on the two vacant seats on the Election Commission (EC).
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