Democrat donations soar above those of ruling TRT
While donations to the Thai Rak Thai Party dropped to Bt243,340 in May, the Democrat Party received almost Bt7.5 million, the deputy secretary-general of the Election Commission (EC) said yesterday.
Thai Rak Thai probes Bt6.8-billion truck deal
The Thai Rak Thai Party will next week seek information from Krung Thai Bank on a "new" letter of credit opened by Bangkok Governor Apirak Kosayodhin, which the party claims diluted the responsibility of the city administration over the Bt6.8-billion deal for fire trucks from Austria.
Security tight at TRT celebrations
The Thai Rak Thai Party marked its eighth anniversary yesterday amid tight security in the wake of reports of a plot to assassinate Thaksin Shinawatra, the party leader and caretaker prime minister.
PM told to go or accept scrutiny
Caretaker Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra must either resign or appoint a special panel to scrutinise his assets, social critic Prawase Wasi proposed yesterday to end the ongoing political stand-off peacefully.
EC endorses Rongphol, Peeraphannew posts
The Election Commission has approved the appointments of Rongphol Charoenphanthu as the new Cabinet secretary-general and of Peeraphan Prempooti as new permanent secretary of the PM's Office, the EC deputy secretary-general said yesterday.
