
Pojaman claims illness, seeks delay in Shin case

A lawyer for Pojaman Shinawatra, wife of deposed prime minister Thaksin, asked the Assets Examination Committee yesterday to postpone for one month a hearing in which she is due to testify on the Shin Corp sale to Temasek of Singapore.
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No Bhanapot probe at bank

The president of Kasikornbank said yesterday the shareholding of Bhanapot Damapong, brother of Pojaman Shinawatra, was still "insignificant" and there was no need for an examination.
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Sweeping security law set

The Cabinet yesterday approved in principle a revision of the Internal Security Act that could see its clauses replacing states of emergency and other legislation, Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont said.
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Freeze 'unfair' for Bt45b

Ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra's defence team plans to dispute the blanket freeze on his Bt52 billion by arguing that Bt45 billion was earned before he entered politics and should be released.
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EC to assess TRT case

The five-member Election Commission (EC) is expected to convene a full session today to decide whether to launch criminal action against two Thai Rak Thai executives and seven accomplices linked to the party's conviction for electoral fraud.
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Jurists to probe 'bribes offer'

The country's top judge appointed three jurists yesterday to investigate allegations that Constitution Tribunal members were offered bribes to fix the Thai Rak Thai Party electoral-fraud trial.
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