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Assets Examination Committee (AEC) hands over files to Attorney General in Bangkok
Assets Examination Committee (AEC) submitted many files regarding the Airport bomb-scanner case to warrant Attorney General’s decision to press charges on many government officials under previous Thaksin regime that were involved in the Airport bomb-scanner corruption scandal. It is estimated to have cost Thailand [...]

Indonesian President Susilo Bambang is meeting with X-PM Thaksin in Jakarta who is in Indonesia attend investor forum.
Also attending meeting with Thaksin and Susilo Bambang were State Secretary Hatta Radjasa and Cabinet Secretary Sudi Silalahi. Thaksin is investing millions of dollars in the telecom sector in Indonesia.

ASC wants Thaksin’s assets seized
The Assets Scrutiny Committee (ASC) went after Thaksin with yet another case against X-PM Thaksin Shinawatra on Monday, charging the X-PM with corruption and abuse-of-power and asked the Supreme Court to permanently seize all 76+ billion baht it has frozen from him and the Shinawatra family. The ASC charges need a [...]

The PAD-People’s Alliance for Democracy will call for resignation of PM Samak today and impeachment of any government officials trying to do away with the 2007 constitution endorsed last August, 2007
The PAD-People’s Alliance for Democracy and other anti-Thaksin groups say the attempt to change the Constitution is a way to end corruption allegations adn charges [...]

Burma’s military rulers are opening their doors to give aid to cyclone survivors, small groups of volunteers workers are getting past army checkpoints to give aid to the desperate survivors of cyclone. Mostly Buddhists seeking to give aid
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon attended a donor conference just days after he was told by junta leader Than [...]

Aung San Suu Kyi was allowed to vote today in Rangoon from her home
Burma set up referendum May 10th to approve a new constitution that favors the military’s control over any future elected government. According to the government poll that was done, over 92% of the Burmese people will vote in favor of new charter [...]

People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) held another meeting yesterday to discuss the next activist protest to be held at the Democracy Monument this Sunday from 3:00pm onwards to protest against Pro-Thaksin Government officials efforts to amend the Constitution, an attempt to dissolve corruption and crimes by X-PM Thaksin Shinawatra and his cronies. The PAD has [...]

We Will Reign with Righteousness for the Benefit and Happiness of the Siamese People
- His Royal Majesty ‘The King of Thailand’

The Thai Election Commission said no to PM Samak’s proposed July move to rewriting constitution, EC said there is no law to govern referendum process.
”Drafting a referendum law is the Election Commission’s (EC) job. We ‘EC’ are required by the constitution to draft this law within a year after the 2007 charter came into force. [...]