Thu, February 23, 2012 07:14:56 AM
Bangkok Post
Thu, February 23, 2012 07:14:56 AM
Bangkok Post
The Constitution Court yesterday cleared the way for the Pheu Thai-led government to go ahead with its multi-billion-baht post-flood spending plans that are designed to strengthen investors' confidence.
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.
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.
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.
The Constitution Court on Wednesday ruled that two executive decrees related to water management and post-flood rehabilitation and debt management issued by the cabinet do not violate the constitution.
The cabinet on Wednesday has approved the 2013 fiscal budget framework with expenditure of 2.40 trillion baht, reports said.
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard on Thursday announced a ballot for the Labor leadership and called on ex-leader Kevin Rudd, widely expected to challenge, to accept its outcome as final.
Deputy Prime Ministers Chalerm Yubamrung and Yutthasak Sasiprapa have been appointed by the cabinet to head a team for the collation and analysis of security-related reports from government agencies, acting government spokeswoman Thitima Chaisaeng said.
This is a compilation of Bangkok Post editorial cartoons for the whole of February 2012.
The government is looking to resubmit the two executive decrees as bills and push for their passage through parliament if the Constitution Court rules today that the decrees violate the constitution.
