IN BRIEF
No evidence of Prem phone tap
TOT Plc acting president Chamras Tantreesukhon yesterday said the company had not found any evidence of a tap on the home telephones of Privy Council president General Prem Tinsulanonda.
He ordered an engineer to investigate the claim but nothing was found to indicate Prem's calls were being intercepted. Chamras was responding to a comment made on Sunday by Demo-crat Party executive member Pichet Panvichartkul, who said phones at the former prime minister's home had been bugged. - The Nation.
EC to be responsible for cost The Finance Ministry has decided the Election Commission (EC) should be held responsible for the Bt2 billion spent on the April 2 poll. It said yesterday a letter was sent to the EC seeking details about the loss of public funds and to name the individuals responsible. Anti-government groups threaten to sue caretaker Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and Finance Minister Thanong Bidaya for failing to seek compensation from the three former EC members. - The Nation.
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