"Detailed information should be prepared and distributed to relevant parties both in the country and outside the country," Government Spokesman Surapong Suebwonglee quoted Thaksin's instructions at the Cabinet meeting.

Surapong also quoted Thaksin as saying that the Foreign Ministry in particular should play a major role in giving the information to foreign countries.

Police have treated the case as a foiled assassination plot against the premier since an army lieutenant was found in a car loaded with explosives near Thaksin's residence last Thursday.

Investigations are ongoing but an opinion survey showed half of Bangkok's respondents believed the alleged plot on Thaksin's life was a hoax.

Surapong yesterday said those who dismissed the plot as a joke would find out the truth when the investigation was completed.

In 2001, Thaksin was quick to say an explosion of a Thai Airways International aircraft was a possible assassination plot against him. But a probe showed that it was an accident.

When asked about that case, Surapong said this time it was different as there were explosives in the car as evidence and a suspect had already been arrested.

"Finally, the court will rule on the case," he said.

He added that Thaksin's security people had noticed the car even before it was found with explosives last Thursday. "The car also raised suspicion on August 9, and was finally found with explosives on August 24," he said.

Caretaker Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra condemned the media during the Cabinet meeting for their coverage that the assassination was a hoax. "It is normal that whoever is in government, the media will attack. But the media should love the country. For example, The Bangkok Post distorted the facts that the bomb was a set up by the state. Try putting a bomb near their house, how would they feel?'' he said.

Deputy Prime Minister Suriya Jungrungreangkit said other Thai newspapers such as Thai Rath and the Daily News reported the facts of the VCD that showed the suspect's confession, but the Bangkok Post showed a poll that revealed the incident was a set-up. "This is not right,'' he said during the Cabinet meeting.