IN BRIEF
People's assembly :Deadline for nominations extended due to lack of public awareness
The deadline for naming 2,000 candidates to sit on the National People's Assembly (NPA) has been extended to Tuesday from today in order to widen the pool of qualified individuals for charter writing, a panel member on NPA nominations said yesterday.
"Due to poor publicity not many people are aware that they can be nominated for the job of drafting the new charter," said Kamolphan Chiwaphansri. Kamolphan said professionals and members of civic groups, youth organisations and farm advocacy groups, as well as industry representatives were eligible to submit two nominees each from across the country.
Palang paendin thai :Party to submit own charter draft The Palang Paendin Thai Party will draft a new charter before presenting its version for review by the official charter-writing council, party leader Likhit Dhiravegin said yesterday. "The party's draft will be modelled on the 1997 constitution and is expected to help shape the country's new constitution," Likhit said.
Telecom watchdog :Members' asset statements revealed The National Counter Corruption Commission (NCCC) yesterday revealed the assets declarations of seven members of the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) who took up their positions on October 1, 2004. NTC chairman Choochart Promphrasid listed assets totalling Bt10.9 million with debts of about Bt4 million, while his wife had Bt3.5 million, the NCCC said. NTC member Rianchai Reowilaisuk listed assets of Bt14.6 million while his wife had Bt573,000. Prasit Prapinmongkolkarn listed assets of Bt5.2 million and Bt26.5 million for his wife. Suchat Suchatveja-poom listed assets of Bt1.53 million for himself and Bt1.76 million for his wife. Sethaporn Cusripituck listed assets of Bt18.5 million and Bt23.3 million for his wife. Sudharma Yoonaidharma listed assets of about Bt13.19 million. Artorn Chandavimol listed assets of Bt11.89 million while his wife had Bt399.45 million. She held shares and investments worth Bt40 million, had lent Bt106 million and had land plots worth Bt211 million. Their son had assets of about Bt8.55 million.
Skytrain :Minimum fare to hit Bt15 in Dec The minimum fare on the Skytrain will rise from Bt10 to Bt15 next month, the operator Bangkok Mass Transit (BTS) announced yesterday. But the maximum fare of Bt40 will stay unchanged. Anat Arbhabirama, an adviser to the BTS board, said the rise in the minimum fare would not affect long-haul passengers. Anat said it was the first time the BTS had raised its fare since it began six years ago. The BTS is now expected to earn Bt10.6 million a month from fares compared to the current average of Bt9.5 million. "The fare hike is necessary in the face of rising electricity, petrol and operational costs," Anat said.
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