Court to rule on NCCC dispute
The Constitution Court has accepted the Senate's appeal for a ruling on the qualifications of five nominees for the National Counter Corruption Commission (NCCC), the court's secretary said yesterday.
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'If I was behind it, PM would be dead'
Sacked Internal Security Operation Command (Isoc) deputy director Pallop Pinmanee denied being behind the alleged assassination plot against caretaker Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, saying that if he was, he would not have missed.
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TRT sets campaign rules
A legal expert of the ruling Thai Rak Thai Party said yesterday that the party had set rules for campaigning for the October general election to prevent members breaking the laws and being disqualified.
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'Car bomb' a govt ploy, ex-security chief alleges
Government critic Prasong Soonsiri said yesterday that the arrest of a man allegedly driving a car laden with explosives near caretaker Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's home was set up to give the government the opportunity to declare a state of emergency and uproot political opponents.
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'Thug' once got 11-year sentence
More criminal records of one of the two men accused of assaulting anti-Thaksin protesters on Monday have emerged, showing that he was once sentenced to a long prison term for drug dealing and to brief imprisonment for petty crimes.
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Former Army chief sues Sondhi
The Criminal Court yesterday accepted a libel suit filed by former Army chief Gen Chaiyasit Shinawatra against Sondhi Limthongkul, co-worker Sarocha Porn-udomsak and the Manager newspaper for publishing an article, which the suit said contained untrue allegations against him.
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'PLOT TO KILL THAKSIN'
Business concern grows over political tensions
Fears that rising temperature will affect investment and domestic spending
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Senators threaten boycott if EC rushed
The Senate minority yesterday threatened a boycott if caretaker Senate Speaker Suchon Chaleekrua forced a vote on the appointment of five election commissioners on Wednesday.
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Security around caretaker PM beefed up
Security at Government House and around caretaker PM Thaksin Shinawatra's home has been stepped up in the wake of an alleged bomb plot to assassinate him.
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Arrested Army lieutenant says he was simply hired to drive the car
The Army officer who was arrested yesterday when he was about to get into a car carrying explosive devices near the home of caretaker Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra claims he was paid only Bt200 to drive the car from the scene.
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