Pressure intensifies over auditor-general, military reshuffle; Thaksin meets with HM the King amid unresolved problems

King’s word of approval published

The writer of “Royal Power” has added a new chapter to the book’s second edition that is reserved for His Majesty the King’s compliments about his work. Pramual Rujanaseri writes that he was delighted to hear His Majesty approved of the book. He wrote that Piya Malakul na Ayutthaya, an editor at Advance Publishing Company, had relayed the royal compliment to him on August 8.

‘Bangkok Post’ sacking leads to call for interim editor’s head

In an unprecedented move, about 100 reporters and editors at the Bangkok Post yesterday demanded the resignation of the newspaper’s interim editor, David Armstrong. The move followed the paper’s editorial staff’s dissatisfaction with Armstrong’s decision to fire a news editor after the paper earlier this month published inaccurate reports on runway cracks at the new Suvarnabhumi Airport.