Mediation in market dispute
The leaseholder of a zone inside the Sunday Market and its predecessor's tenants yesterday agreed not to encroach on the disputed area pending further negotiations.
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Ex-ministers slam NCCC
Two former ministers allegedly involved in corruption cases yesterday protested their innocence and slammed the National Counter Corruption Commission (NCCC) for attempting to ruin their reputations.
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Politicians welcome end to meeting ban
Leading politicians yesterday welcomed Thursday's legislation to lift the ban on political meetings and voiced optimism over the lifting of martial law soon.
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Journos join NPA
Thirteen representatives of the Press Council of Thailand (PCT) were selected to the National People's Assembly (NPA) yesterday.
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Labour activists deride charter plan
The fewer than 100 workers' representatives to be appointed to the 2,000-member National People's Assembly (NPA) cannot really call themselves true representatives, as only 3.5 per cent of Thailand's workforce is organised and only union leaders will be selected, a leading labour expert said yesterday.
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Promises from premier
Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont handed out relief bags to flood-affected residents in Nakhon Pathom and Suphan Buri yesterday.
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Ex-EC heads win case
The Nakhon Si Thammarat provincial court yesterday acquitted four controversial former election commissioners of malfeasance in their supervision of a municipal election in 2004.
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Access to water is a right, says UN report
Access to water resources should be recognised as a human right by governments all over the world as the scarcity of water is the gravest threat to sustained human development, according to the United Nations' 2006 Human Develop-ment Report.
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