Yongyuth shown 'proof' of illegal tree-sale scam
Caretaker Natural Resources and Environment Minister Yongyuth Tiyapairat yesterday visited the Democrat Party's headquarters, seeking details from the party's deputy leader Alongkorn Pollabutr about his allegation that trees had been sold illegally from a government plantation in Mukdahan.
Confidence slips further due to 'uncertainty'
Public confidence in national politics dropped in July due to uncertainty over whether the general election will be held on October 15, a survey by Dusit Poll has found.
On the short-list
The 10 candidates picked by the Supreme Court general meeting yesterday, five of which to be selected by the Senate as the new election commissioners:
Defence post still undecided
The annual military reshuffle is still being drawn up and it is not yet known who will be the next permanent secretary of the Defence Ministry, the retiring incumbent, General Sirichai Thanyasiri, said yesterday.
Top election official to quit?
Ekkachai Varunprapa is rumoured to be stepping down as the Election Commission secretary-general after he finishes his vacation, an EC source said yesterday.
Ruling party in clear, say ex-EC members
Two former election commissioners testified yesterday in the Criminal Court that they did not punish the Thai Rak Thai Party because it had not been proven to have committed electoral wrongdoing.
Monk tells of inspiring Thaksin to be PM
Phra Boonma Apinantho, the person who reportedly inspired Premier Thaksin Shinawatra to seek the nation's top political post, recently had the chance to renew his call for the PM to work on behalf of the poor.
