enlarge Pratya Preechavej, left, and Yutthaphong Kittisriworraphan, centre, visit Prawet Police Station yesterday to deny any involvement in the New Year’s Eve bombings, despite their resemblance to two suspects in a camera still released earlier this week.
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Let the people sue the government, says survey
The public wants to be able to sue the government if it fails to uphold future constitutions, the right to scrutinise the judiciary and to directly elect the prime minister, according to the National Economic and Social Advisory Council.
Small retailers urged to modernise
Nakhon Ratchasima - Commerce Minister Kirkrai Jirapat Saturday urged small indigenous retailers to modernise so they could better cope with intense competition in a vast retail sector dominated by multinational companies.
Bell 214 helicopters ordered grounded
Navy commander-in-chief Admiral Sathiraphan Keyanond Saturday ordered all Bell 214 helicopters to be grounded for mechanical inspection after one crashed in Surin on Friday, killing all nine naval personnel on board.
Navy helicopter crashes in Surin, nine killed
Nine naval personnel were killed when their Bell 214 helicopter crashed into a rice field in the northeastern province of Surin yesterday, the Royal Thai Navy said.
Let the people sue the government, says survey
The public wants to be able to sue the government if it fails to uphold future constitutions, the right to scrutinise the judiciary and to directly elect the prime minister, according to the National Economic and Social Advisory Council.
Panellists reject idea of non-elected PM
Three seminar panellists were united in their opposition to the idea of appointing a non-elected prime minister, although they had differing opinions on how to resolve a crisis of leadership.
Danai blames it on the rain after loss
[TENNIS] When things go wrong, blame it on rain and pain. Danai Udomchoke crashed out in the opening round of the rain-interrupted US$6.9 million Sony Ericsson Open in Miami, Florida, on Thursday.
Is the Thai government right to protest Cambodia's appointment of Thaksin as its economic adviser by recalling Thai ambassador and suspending all cooperations?