POLITICAL IMPASSE 'Silent majority must speak up'
Leading social critic warns of threats to peace that need to be neutralised
Thaksin asked to temple
A temple here sponsored by the Shinawatra family plans to invite former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra to preside over a ceremony to make Jaktukam Ramathep amulets.
Junta protests 'fizzle'
Council for National Security chief General Sonthi Boonyaratglin yesterday dismissed concern over prolonged anti-coup rallies, saying protesters had lost their "fire".
'Elections will restore growth'
Thailand's economy will return to the fast track once the country resolves political uncertainty from the ousting of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, Finance Minister Chalongphob Sussangkarn said yesterday.
Revised security laws will violate freedom: Suriyasai
The Campaign for Popular Democracy will oppose changes to the Internal Security Act be-cause they violate human rights, its secretary-general Suriyasai Katasila said yesterday.
