Denials of impropriety come hard and fast as Philippines press leads with PM’s comments

Executives, wives take blocks of Egat shares

Current and former Egat Plc executives and their wives have received a sizeable number of the 522 million shares offered to its entire staff in preparation for its public listing, according to sources at the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Girl in the spotlight

She might not quite be Helen of Troy, whose beauty launched a thousand warships, but Sarocha Pornudomsak has seen her role transformed from television celebrity into a political heroine of sorts. The public perception of Sarocha is that she is a smart young woman, who has both beauty and brains.