Yongyuth hits back over 'false' tree claims
Natural Resources and Environment Minister Yongyuth Tiyapairat yesterday called on the Democrat Party's deputy leader to apologise for "falsely" accusing top officials of illegally selling trees from the government's eucalyptus plantation in Mukdahan.
Media, civic groups against money politics
Thai society should promote media freedom and support independent institutions against the influence of money politics, which has grown dramatically since 2001, economist Dr Pasuk Phongpaichit said yesterday.
Many NCCC candidates of dubious merit
The Senate panel probing the background of 18 candidates for the National Counter Corruption Commission (NCCC) has found 11 have questionable backgrounds.
PM in no rush to debate Abhisit
Caretaker Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra yesterday shrugged off a challenge by Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva for a one-on-one public debate ahead of the general election.
PM cans handouts plan
Caretaker Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra had planned to hand out a range of items to villagers while on his tour in the Northeast, but the plan was yesterday scrapped amid fears he might breach electoral laws.
OAG to grill EC on funds
The Office of the Auditor-General (OAG) yesterday told the Election Commission (EC) it must explain how it spent Bt4 billion on four elections.
