Thaksin assailed over spending promise
The Democrat Party yesterday attacked caretaker Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra for promising to spend Bt200 billion to solve the country's poverty problems.
Legal hurdle delays NCCC scrutiny
The Senate panel screening nominees for the National Counter Corruption Commission (NCCC) wants a court ruling on qualifications.
Snoh to dispel voters' 'illusions'
The new Pracharaj Party will soon begin a nationwide campaign to "clear any illusions" among certain people who have been under political influence for some time, party leader Snoh Thienthong said yesterday.
Chuwit dismisses Abhisit's 'soap opera'
Outspoken Chat Thai deputy leader Chuwit Kamolvisit yesterday attacked the campaign of Democrat leader Abhisit Vejjajiva, saying it looked like a soap opera.
'Swear innocence' Somboon demands
Outgoing Senator Somboon Thongburan yesterday challenged his colleagues to swear before the Emerald Buddha they did not accept half-million-baht bribes to "bloc vote" nominees onto independent bodies.
