
Contempt accused ready to face court

A pro-government activist will today produce 13 of 16 people wanted for questioning by the Criminal Court on suspected contempt.
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Asda denies defaming deputy PM

Former ambassador Asda Jayanama denied charges of defaming caretaker Deputy PM Surakiart Sathirathai, in a hearing in the Criminal Court yesterday.
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Chidchai denies govt tapped Prem's phone

Deputy Prime Minister Chidchai Vanasatidya yesterday denied that government agencies tapped the telephones of Privy Council President Prem Tinsulanonda and members of the anti-government camp.
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Women eye EC spots

A women's activist group yesterday proposed the names of Auditor-General Khunying Jaruvan Maintaka and 10 other women as candidates for the new Election Commission (EC) to Supreme Court secretary-general Charan Pakdithanakul.
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Korn, Jatuporn to negotiate libel case out of court

A Democrat Party executive and a Thai Rak Thai Party deputy spokesman yesterday agreed to negotiate an out-of-court settlement in a libel case.
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PAD files 3 more lawsuits against PM, ministers

The People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) is stepping up pressure on caretaker Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra with three court challenges against him and members of his Cabinet.
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'Sack corrupt commission staff'

Senior and middle ranking staff at the Election Commission (EC) who are secretly working for political parties must be purged. This was the strong advice yesterday from the coordinator of the Asian Network for Free Elections (Anfrel).
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