Public supports greater judicial role, Wicha says
Critics of the new constitution should heed public sentiment before attacking provisions that give the judiciary a greater role in the selection of office holders for independent organisations, charter drafter Wicha Mahakhun said yesterday.
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Govt to hire US firm for public-relations battle with Thaksin
The government is to hire a US-based public relations firm to counter the PR war being waged by deposed prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, the Foreign Ministry said yesterday.
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Pojaman files lawsuit
The wife of ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra yesterday filed a libel suit against the chairman of the Assets Examination Committee (AEC) and the Thai-language Thai Post newspaper.
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Council of State to rule on TITV revenues
The PM's Office was waiting for the Council of State to rule on which agency will manage the money from commercials advertised on TITV before it can decide on the station's financial problems, PM's Office permanent secretary Chulayuth Hiranyavasit said yesterday.
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Sonthi to press Cabinet
Council for National Security chairman General Sonthi Boonyaratglin plans today to ask the Cabinet to launch a public relations campaign designed to counter the surge in anti-coup sentiment abroad, his spokesman said yesterday.
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Sonthi won't object to state religion clause
The Council for National Security (CNS) would have no objection if the new constitution enshrined Buddhism as the state religion, its chairman General Sonthi Boonyaratglin said yesterday.
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Best to fix charter draft: PM
It was better to revise the first draft of the new constitution so that it's acceptable to the majority of voters, than waiting for the Council for National Security to pick a previous charter to be promulgated, Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont said yesterday.
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