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Law voiding verdicts to be tabled
May 26, 2012 1:00 am

Law voiding verdicts to be tabled

Would give amnesty to those behind 2010 crackdown; allow Thaksin re-trial

Cabinet members 'good people': Prem
May 26, 2012 1:00 am

Cabinet members 'good people': Prem

Privy Council President General Prem Tinsulanonda said yesterday that he believed the members of the Cabinet are all good people, as they had promised to serve the country and taken a vow before His Majesty the King.

Reconciliation bill on House agenda for Wednesday
May 25, 2012 2:33 pm

Reconciliation bill on House agenda for Wednesday

The Democrats and senators have disclosed that the reconciliation bill has been suspeciously put as one of the House agendas for deliberation next Wednesday.

Tarit explains away his two decisions on royal insult
May 25, 2012 1:43 pm

Tarit explains away his two decisions on royal insult

Democrat-led government had cited the alleged conspiracy to topple the monarchy as a political ploy to counter and end the red-shirt protests in 2010, hinted Tarit Pengdit, chief of Department of Special Investigation director general.

What about fallen soldiers? : Army chief
May 25, 2012 12:56 pm

What about fallen soldiers? : Army chief

Army chief General Prayuth Chan-ocha on Friday questioned the justification for a demand for the military to issue an apology for the red shirts killed in the 2010 political strife.

Suu Kyi to meet PM during WEF event in Bangkok
May 25, 2012 1:00 am

Suu Kyi to meet PM during WEF event in Bangkok

Myanmar's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi will meet with Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra in Bangkok when she arrives here to deliver a speech at the World Economic Forum (WEF) during her first foreign trip in 24 years.

Red leader takes dig at 'egotistic' Thaksin
May 25, 2012 1:00 am

Red leader takes dig at 'egotistic' Thaksin

Sombat tells comrades ex-PM is just a 'station on way towards democracy'

111 in countdown mode
May 25, 2012 1:00 am

111 in countdown mode

Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra will phone in during the celebrations on Wednesday to mark the lifting of the five-year ban on 111 former members of the now-defunct Thai Rak Thai Party.

EC looks into East Water donation to Democrats
May 25, 2012 1:00 am

EC looks into East Water donation to Democrats

The Election Commission is looking into the flood-relief funds that East Water provided to the Democrat Party last year, EC chairman Apichart Sukhagganond said yesterday.

Govt compensation met with anger, sadness
May 25, 2012 1:00 am

Govt compensation met with anger, sadness

Late nurse's mother accepts payment after Yongyuth agrees to let her take case to court