Chalit sent down
Royal Irrigation Department chief Chalit Damrongsak faced a lightning transfer yesterday amid speculation that the Pheu Thai-led government was unhappy with his performance during the severe flooding last year.

Life destroyed
If it were not for the bomb blast that hit him four years ago, Mangkornthong Limprasertkul might have joined the Army Non-commissioned Officer School and become a young corporal.

Aid subverted
Help the mother, and you help her whole family. Who can argue with that? Why then has the 7.7-billion-baht Women's Fund got the thumbs-down from many women's rights groups and legal experts? The answer lies in their common concern regarding abuse for political gain. This is a real concern.