Criteria for charter writersis relaxed
Progressive groups within the Constitutional Drafting Assembly (CDA) scored a substantial victory as they managed to make a successful last-minute bid to relax the elitist qualification criteria for the 25 charter writers they selected yesterday.
Thailand joins Congo as "not-free" countries
Another major setback for Thailand's international standing and reputation
as it joined Congo as the newly "not-free" countries this year in a major
survey of global freedom released Wednesday.
Luang Phor Khoon hospitalised
Revered monk Luang Phor Khoon Parisuttho was hospitalised early Wednesday with a severe fever.
Bank of Thailand cuts key interest rate
The Bank of Thailand Wednesday cut its key interest rate the first time in six months, bringing it down from an eight-year high of 5.0 per cent in a bid to keep the pace of economic growth.
Sour ties with Singapore not hurt economy
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister MR Pridiyathorn Devakula insisted that Thailand's abolition of high-level diplomatic cooperation with Singapore would not hurt the overall economic picture.
Singapore regrets Thailand's actions
In response to Thailand's decision to rescinded an invitation to Singapore's foreign minister after ousted Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's met with a top Singaporean official, the Singaporean Foreign Ministry issued the following statement on its website, http://www.mfa.gov.sg/internet/
