PPP wants Democrat to pay for re-election

bangkokpost.com — (BangkokPost.com) - Deputy Minister of Public Health and PPP member Wicharn Meenchainant on Wednesday demanded the opposition Democrat party pay for the Bangkok gubernatorial re-election, following Bangkok governor Apirak Kosayodhin's announcement to step down after being found guilty in the fire engine purchase scandal. According the the Election Commission, the Bangkok governor election would cost about 150 million baht. The PPP will still support Mass Rapid Transit Authority (MRTA) former governor Prapat Chongsanguan in the upcoming poll, but the party also has another choice, if he refuses, the deputy minister said. read more...

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Kaewsan offers himself as Democrat candidate

nationmultimedia.com — Kaewsan Atibodhi, a former member of the Assets Examination Committee, said Wednesday that he has offered himself as a choice for the Democrat Party to select as its Bangkok governor candidate. Kaewsan said he informed Democrat deputy leader Korn Chatikavanij. Kaewsan said if his offer is turned down, he will consider whether he will run as an independent candidate. read more...

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INN explains Thaksin 'asylum' reports

nationmultimedia.com — INN news agency yesterday insisted it had "sincerely and professionally" reported news to its audience after its report about small countries offering help to former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra were denied and questioned. In a statement posted on its website, www.innnews.co.th, INN said it would stick to the standard of good ethics and would not be a tool for anybody. INN issued the statement after the media questioned the reported offer to Thaksin which turned out to be a hoax. While it accepted the scrutiny and would reconsider its reporting process, the INN explained how it got the news about the offers to Thaksin. The INN earlier reported that several countries like the Bahamas and Bermuda had offered asylum and positions to Thaksin while living in exile. read more...

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Thaksin won't appeal in land case

bangkokpost.com — (BangkokPost.com) - Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra will not lodge an appeal against the verdict in the Ratchadapisek land case, his lawyer Khamnuan Chalopatham said on Tuesday without giving any explanation. The Supreme Court gave Mr Thaksin 30 days to file an appeal and the deadline is Wednesday. Mr Khamnuan said his client will explain why he has decided not to file an appeal at the phone-in address at the mobile Truth Today programme. The Supreme Court sentenced the deposed premier to two years in prison after finding him guilty of abusing of power in his wife's purchasing of Ratchadapisek land in Bangkok. read more...

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PPP Bangkok MPs to field Prapat in new governor election

nationmultimedia.com — Bangkok MPs of the People Power Party resolved Friday to field the party's failed candidate Prapat Jongsagnuan in the upcoming Bangkok governor election. Pairoj Issaraseripong, a PPP Bangkok MP, said the group decided to invite Prapat to contest the Bangkok governor election again. Prapat was beaten by Democrat's Apirak Kosayodhin in the latest election. Apirak has resigned after the National Counter Corruption Commission decided to indict him for malfeasance and nonfeasance related to the purchase of fire engines. read more...

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Royal cremation procession begins

nationmultimedia.com — The grand royal cremation procession for HRH Princess Galyani Vadhana starts. 7:08 am: His Royal Highness Maha Vajiralongkorn and HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn arrive at the Dusit Maha Prasat Throne Hall and begins the rite by lighting up candles and joss sticks. 7:13 am: Monks chant prayers before removing the royal urn from the Dusit Throne Hall. The ceremony for removing the royal urn of HRH Princess Galyani Vadhana is presided over by HRH Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn and HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn. The first procession is formed in front of the Si Sunthon Gate in the Grand Palace. 7:34 am: Officials start removing the royal urn from its place inside the Dusit Maha Prasat Throne Hall. 7:55 am: Artillery are fired to honour Princess Galyani while the royal urn is being transported to the the Royal Great Victory Carriage. read more...

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Bird flu spreads in Sukhothai

nationmultimedia.com — Public health officials immediately buried the dead birds, sent samples for laboratory testing and disinfected the entire village to prevent the bird flu from spreading. Another 385 chickens belonging to 28 farmers in the Moo 2 were caught last night and would be culled this morning as a precautionary measure. Livestock officials have called the 13 village headmen in the tambon to explain the situation to the residents and urge them to cull the tambon's chickens. The Livestock Development Department will dispatch 40 officials this morning to Sukhothai, which has been declared a red zone, to organise a team with another 40 local officials to X-ray the 13 suspected areas in the province, spray disinfectants and set up checkpoints to stop poultry transport. read more...

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Thai political crisis: Dumber and dumber

nationmultimedia.com — So, Thaksin Shinawatra has mooted it and the People Power Party has immediately jumped for it. Less than a week after his controversial address to his supporters at Rajamangala Stadium, the "amnesty" bandwagon is set to roll, and the campaign has already been extended to cover former executives of the Thai Rak Thai Party, which was dissolved after the 2006 coup. Not surprisingly, political tensions, which barely dropped after the October 7 bloodshed, are rising again. Thailand's political crisis on many occasions has seen the warring camps try not to "outsmart" but "outdumb" each other. Just as when polls showed support for the People's Alliance for Democracy was decreasing, its opponents opted for the most foolish response to their enemy's setback: Let's try again to amend the Constitution to help Thaksin and the banned TRT executives. read more...

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