POLITICAL CRISIS
PM's Office Minister Suranand 'set to quit'
TRT source says he's unhappy with caretaker govt role
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PAD puts off rally; plans to give its version of events to embassies
The People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) said yesterday it had decided to postpone a rally scheduled for tomorrow and instead urged members of the public to join gatherings in front of the American and British embassies.
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Yongyuth denies calling up local units
Caretaker Natural Resources and Environment Minister Yongyuth Tiyapairat yesterday dismissed as "nuts" reports that he was mobilising forest defence volunteers and tambon administration officials to confront anti-government protesters.
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Bush letters 'genuine'
The government has confirmed the authenticity of caretaker Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's letter to US President George W Bush and the latter's reply, as published in newspapers.
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Vasana's call to fill EC seats supported
Officials of the Election Commission have backed up their chairman Vasana Puemlarp's call for the Supreme Court to fill two vacant seats on the EC instead of insisting the three incumbent commissioners step aside.
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Govt plays down threat to PM, beefs up security
The government yesterday played down news of a plot to "harm" caretaker Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, saying it was just misinformation meant to inflict more disgrace on the country.
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Two judges should be dropped from TRT case: senators
Sixteen outgoing senators presented an open letter to the Constitution Court president Phan Chantaraparn yesterday, asking for two judges to be rescinded from pending cases that could lead to the dissolution of the Thai Rak Thai and Democrat parties.
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Row over campaign posters heads to court
Bangkok Governor Apirak Kosayodhin yesterday denied accusations by Thai Rak Thai Party spokesman Sita Divari that he ordered the removal of Thai Rak Thai election campaign posters from the city's streets.
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