EDITORIAL Surayud assumes reformist mantle
The new PM will take on great responsibility under time constraints and major public expectations
REGIONAL PERSPECTIVE The CNS will only help itself by being open
During a press briefing with a select group of Bangkok-based foreign correspondents at the Foreign Ministry last Friday, General Winai Phattiyakul, secretary-general of the Council for National Security (CNS), took the opportunity to rebut comments by US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, who said the recent coup was a U-turn for democracy. It was a detour, he said.
The persistent myth of the 'good' coup
Over the past week, one myth has almost achieved the status of "fact" - that pro-Thaksin forces made the first move on the night of September 19. This myth justifies the coup-makers.
