Highlights of the week :Pojaman report goes to AEC
The Assets Examination Committee (AEC) panel investigating the land purchase of Khunying Pojaman Shinawatra, wife of ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, will today present its report to the AEC.
Pojaman bought the plot in 2003 from the Financial Institutions Development Fund, the government's financial-rescue arm. Under anti-graft laws, prime ministers and other Cabinet members, as well as their spouses, cannot enter into business contracts with the state.
11 face charges The National-Counter-Corruption Commission (NCCC) is today scheduled to inform alleged wrongdoers of the charges against them relating to the Expressway and Rapid Transit Authority's Bt6.2-billion Bang Na-Bang Pakong-Bang Phli expressway scandals. The 11 alleged wrongdoers include former deputy prime minister Sukhavich Rangsitphol.
Shin Corp probe On Wednesday, Thaksin's children, Panthongtae and Pinthongta, are due to testify in person to the Assets Examination Committee about their involvement in the tax-free sale of Shin Corp shares held by Ample Rich.
Budget readings The National Legislative Assembly panel scrutinising the 2007 budget is to submit it for second and third readings on Wednesday. The panel has recommended trimming Bt5.574 billion from the budget earmarked for government agencies.
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