Parties' dissolution to be sought by EC

Secretary-general Suthiphon Thaveechaiygarn said an EC panel had agreed to ask the court to rule on whether both parties should be dissolved for involvement in electoral fraud.

Vatana 'hiding out in his Poipet casino'

Fugitive Vatana Asavahame is believed to have fled to his casino in the Cambodian border town of Poipet, Thai police said yesterday.

An arrest warrant was issued for Vatana, chairman of the Puea Pandin Party, after he failed to appear on Wednesday to hear the verdict in the Klong Dan graft case.

Sornram apologises to PAD for remarks

Actor Sornram Theppitak yesterday apologised to the People's Alliance for Democracy after remaining silent for several days.

He was reportedly heckled by PAD supporters in Sing Buri after performing in a show to promote a new product for a local department store and again at a restaurant where he was dining last Saturday. "I did not think what I said would make people uncomfortable, and I'm not angry with anyone opposed to me. I do apologise for what I've said," he said.

He earlier criticised the PAD protest and some celebrities who have joined it, accusing them of causing trouble for the country.