Coup could recur, says Saprang
The possibility of a coup could never be ruled out and another military intervention could happen if the political situation warranted it, General Saprang Kalayanamitr, assistant secretary-general of the Council for National Security, said yesterday.
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New Cabinet faces
Chalongphob Sussangkarn is the new finance minister, replacing Pridiyathorn Devakula, who resigned last week. Chalongphob served as president of the Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI), an economic think-tank.
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Coup could recur, says Saprang
The possibility of a coup could never be ruled out and another military intervention could happen if the political situation warranted it, General Saprang Kalayanamitr, assistant secretary-general of the Council for National Security, said yesterday.
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Lottery furore greets the incoming finance minister
Capital controls aside, the incoming finance minister Chalongphob Sussangkarn, former president of the Thailand Development Research Institute, will immediately be faced with a political hot potato.
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Lao border talks progressing
Thailand and Laos have made progress on the demarcation of land boundaries and hope to complete the task by the end of next year, ministers of the two countries said here yesterday.
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Block on Pojaman funds fails
Objections by a litigant to a request from Pojaman Shinawatra - wife of the former premier - to transfer Bt400 million out of the country would not affect a decision on the matter, the Bank of Thailand (BOT) said yesterday.
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TITV 'should be like' the BBC
The government could issue a Royal Enactment to support iTV becoming an independent station based on the British Broadcasting Corp (BBC) model, Somkiat Tangkitvanich, director of the Thailand Development Research Institute, suggested yesterday.
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ELECTION RULES
Education barrier for MPs likely to go
Charter drafters fail to agree on whether to drop controversial party-list system
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Inquiry into Prakitpao's movements over 2 days
The Crime Suppression Division (CSD) is tracing the movements of private tutorial-school operator Dr Prakitpao Thomthitchong in the 48 hours before his admission to Srithanya Mental Hospital.
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Concern over flight training by Singapore
Defence Minister Boonrawd Somtas yesterday denied Singapore's air force was being allowed to exploit the use of a military airport in Udon Thani to spy on Thailand's neighbours.
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Chronic lack of places keeps 10,000 kids out city high schools
City administrators and education bosses signed an agreement yesterday aimed at resolving the chronic shortage of seats for Year Seven students in Bangkok schools.
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