High-profile women mull EC candidacy
Khunying Jaruvan Maintaka and Khunying Pornthip Rojanasunand yesterday expressed their interest in the vacant Election Commission seats after being approached as possible candidates.
PREM'S MESSAGE Don't let corruption thrive
Privy Council chief tells cadets that only honesty and integrity are worthy of respect; decries ill-gotten wealth, cronyism
Senate called on to impeach Thaksin
Thammasat University students yesterday asked the Senate to impeach the prime minister for alleged abuse of power for personal gain.
Majority supported court ruling: survey
A survey by Bangkok University found that most respondents agreed with the Criminal Court verdict to jail three former election commissioners for malfeasance and other offences.
PM agrees on need to reconcile
Caretaker Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has agreed with Chat Thai Party leader Banharn Silapa-archa's suggestion of the need for reconciliation in order to defuse political tension ahead of the upcoming election.
Satire an effective tool in politics
Parody and satire have become an effective tool for the powerless to "safely" criticise the powerful Thaksin Shinawatra regime, a seminar on political satire at Chulalongkorn University heard yesterday.
