Number of advance voters tops last year
A total of 681,116 people cast their ballots in advance voting over the weekend, slightly more than last year, Election Commission secretary-general Ekachai Waroonprapa said yesterday.
Protest could backfire, people warn
The anti-Thaksin movement's occupation of Bangkok's shopping heart could backfire and irritate many people in the capital, regular visitors to the area claim.
Court dismisses Shin charge
A legal bid to have concessions awarded to three subsidiaries of telecommunications giant Shin Corp annulled has been dismissed by the Central Administrative Court on a technicality.
Surakiart threatens to sue Asda
Caretaker Deputy Prime Minister Surakiart Sathirathai yesterday threatened to file civil and criminal suits against Asda Jayanama if the former envoy continues to publicly attack him.
Pro-Thaksin supporters upset at dean
Three hundred pro-government demonstrators gathered at Chulalongkorn University's Faculty of Political Science yesterday to protest an allegation that its dean said they were being paid to show support for the government.
BURNING ISSUE A FINAL ATTEMPT TO 'MALL' THE PM
Siam Paragon, the capital's 'hi-so' heart, is an interesting choice of venue for the anti-Thaksin rally's final pre-poll stand
