PM'S ADDRESS
Govt work only 'routine': Prasong
Major problems have not been tackled, especially southern violence, says critic
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IN BRIEF
SURAYUD CABINET
PM, Sonthi deny existence of 'blacklist of three ministers'
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PM's plan
In his address to the National Legislative Assembly yesterday, Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont promised his government would do the following during its remaining six months in office.
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Thaksin robbed of passport
Ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has applied for a new passport after losing it along with other items worth about Bt1.2 million in Moscow recently.
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Thaksin 'upbeat on TRT fate'
Ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra has recorded a message from Moscow expressing optimism that his Thai Rak Thai Party will remain intact following the May 30 verdict on electoral fraud, his lawyer said yesterday.
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TRT told to wait for tribunal ruling before seeking airtime
PM's Office Minister Thirapat Serirangsan yesterday warned the Thai Rak Thai party that it should wait for the Constitution Tribunal ruling on alleged electoral fraud, and possible dissolution of the party, before launching a TV campaign to explain its position.
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See the verdicts on TV or on the Net: court
The Constitution Tribunal will allow a live broadcast of its rulings on the electoral-fraud cases involving the Thai Rak Thai and Democrat parties next Wednesday, in a bid to discourage crowds from flocking to the court building.
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Life ban mooted for errant MPs
The 35-member Constitution Drafting Committee (CDC) is considering a proposal for a life-long ban from electoral politics for all executives linked to a party disbanded due to fraud.
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Protest at 'failure to tackle pollution'
The Network of Eastern People announced yesterday it will hold a large rally early next month to protest against Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont's failure to declare the Map Ta Phut area a pollution-control zone.
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Suspect shows how he killed
A former border policeman who allegedly killed a Novotel Bang Na colleague for the Bt400,000 cash she was carrying was forced to re-enact the crime at Bang Na police station yesterday.
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Jilted shooter expected to surrender today
A gunman who killed three people, including two city police officers, in a shooting rampage on Tuesday night has reportedly contacted the police to say he will turn himself in today, a senior police officer said yesterday.
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Authorities urged to probe council
The Network of Medical Malpractice Victims yesterday called on the Office of the Ombudsman to investigate the Medical Council for its handling of malpractice allegations.
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Conjoined twins die
Conjoined twins died at three days old yesterday while under the close supervision of medical specialists in Songkhla.
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Charter could create a 'Thai bureaucratic monster'
State-sponsored public hearings for the draft constitution were "very problematic and almost useless", according to German academic Michael Nelson, who observed six such meetings.
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Govt blocking of websites 'damaging Thailand's reputation'
Thailand lacks consistency in respecting media freedom, especially in the age of the Internet, attracting severe criticism at home and abroad.
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