IN BRIEF
Illegal logging claim
Yongyuth files defamation suit against Democrat deputy leader Natural Resources and Environment Minister Yongyuth Tiyapairat yesterday filed a defamation lawsuit with the Criminal Court against Democrat Party deputy leader Alongkorn Pollabutr.
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Sondhi in open letter to Prem
People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) leader Sondhi Limthongkul yesterday submitted an open letter to the chief adviser to His Majesty the King, criticising the Thaksin Shinawatra regime for causing national discord.
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Suspect surrenders
A suspect in the alleged plot to kill the caretaker prime minister gave himself up to police last night.
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Jaruvan spurns advisory team
Auditor-General Jaruvan Maintaka has refused to act upon a move to help appoint an advisory team to the State Audit Commission, saying the Office of the Auditor-General wants to work only with advisers who are neutral.
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Security boosted
Senate Speaker Suchon Chaleekrua has ordered increased security at the Parliament compound ahead of a meeting of the upper house expected later this week to select the five election commissioners.
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Backing for civilian affairs centre in South
Religious and community leaders in the deep South yesterday voiced support for an Interior Ministry plan to set up a civilian affairs centre to coordinate efforts to restore peace in the restive region.
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Robbery suspect surrenders to police
A man wanted in connection with an alleged assault and robbery and a hostage-taking drama at a Bangkok subway station on Tuesday turned himself in to police yesterday.
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More CCTV in Bangkok
The Royal Thai Police have given the go ahead to install Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) systems at 77 Bangkok intersections while also equipping 30 large intersections with sensor-equipped cameras to photograph vehicles running red lights, a senior police officer said yesterday.
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Student held for killing of 18-yr-old
Police yesterday arrested one of two Rajamangala Institute of Technology Uthen Thawai students wanted over the shooting of an 18-year-old Pathumwan Institute of Technology freshman in Bangkok's Nong Khaem district on Tuesday night.
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Workers registered Oct 1
Some 10,000 Burmese workers will be registered to fill positions that Thai workers are unwilling to fill starting on October 1, caretaker Labour Minister Somsak Thepsuthin said yesterday.
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Man sues dentist for Bt10m
A 56-year-old American man is preparing to sue a Pattaya dentist for Bt10 million in damages for allegedly letting a one-centimetre-long screw and a piece of dental implant material slide down his throat and into his stomach.
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Entrance route 'must be specified'
Students who apply for university seats through both the direct quota and central admission systems and are accepted will automatically lose their seats under the quota system if they do not decide which system to accept by February 7, a member of the Council of University Rectors of Thailand said yesterday.
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Din Daeng blocks 'will be restored'
Bangkok's decades-old Din Daeng housing estate will be restored rather than demolished, a senior official said yesterday.
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