enlarge Assets Examination Committee's members walk to a press conference on Monday where they announced freezing of assets of deposed prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his asscoiates.//Photo by Pramote Putthaisong
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Graft buster orders assets of ousted PM and his wife frozen
Assets Examination Committee (AEC) ruled on Monday to freeze assets of ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his associates on charges of policy corruption and malfeasance.
Thai govt should not worry about the country's image abroad
The current interim government should not worry too much about the country's image abroad, UN Conference on Trade and Development secretarygeneral Supachai Panitchpakdi advised Monday.
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Senior official tries to pay kickbacks on electoral fraud case
Justice Ministry permanent secretary Charan Pakdithanakul on Monday claimed that a senior official had tried to pay kickbacks for an acquittal verdict in the electoral fraud case involving the Thai Rak Thai Party.
Students go to Pattani in spite of the dangers
While a lot of Pattani residents are trying to resettle outside
the violence prone province, Prangsai Lanthaisong from Chonburi province is determined to make Pattani her new home for the next four years.
Metal dust takes a heavy toll on ailing farmer's lungs
A 52-year-old, non-smoking Lop Buri dairy farmer suffering from chronic lung disease claims he fell ill from seven years of inhaling dust emitted by a steel mill near his home.
Police doubt activist shot over dam clashes
Conservationists are demanding that police step up efforts to find the killer or killers of a community leader shot dead in Chumphon last week.
Is the Thai government right to protest Cambodia's appointment of Thaksin as its economic adviser by recalling Thai ambassador and suspending all cooperations?