BURNING ISSUE Banking on oct poll, pm ups the ante
A sense of unease has spread through society since Caretaker Premier Thaksin Shinawatra made his claim that a mysterious "charismatic figure outside of the system" was plotting to bring him down by unconstitutional means.
Sondhi dares police to arrest PAD leaders
Government critic Sondhi Limthongkul yesterday dared the police to arrest him and four other People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) leaders on the charge of damaging national security following their anti-Thaksin rallies.
Anti-graft candidates slam Senate selections
The biggest problem facing the country is the lack of transparency in the Senate's selection process for independent organisations, candidates for the National Counter Corruption Commission (NCCC) said yesterday.
I'm not as bad as they say: Thaksin
Caretaker Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is not as bad as he has been made out to be and Thais would never be so unlucky as to have a bad premier, Thaksin said during a television interview recorded yesterday.
