Another BRT delay on cards
DSI wants to wait untilinquiries are complete
KING-OUA LAOHONG
Labourers work at a station of the much-delayed Bangkok Rapid Transport (BRT) project on Narathiwat road. The project is under investigation by the Department of Special Investigation for alleged bidding irregu... Read more.
Written on Tuesday, October 28th, 2008 | Posted in
General News
Bid to stop inquiry
Post-Courier Online
Thursday 23rd October, 2008
TWO applications are now before the National and Supreme Court challenging the validity of the Commission of Inquiry into the Finance Department headed by retired Judge, Justice Maurice Sheehan.
The Supreme Court application is expe... Read more.
Written on Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008 | Posted in
Papua New Guinea
EC Says External Audit On TNB Is Normal Procedure
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 20 (Bernama) — The external audit that the Energy Commission (EC) will conduct on Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) is the Management and Engineering Audit (M&E Audit), which is part of the four yearly licensing requirements for a... Read more.
Written on Tuesday, October 21st, 2008 | Posted in
Malaysia News
Thailand joins 4-nation joint patrol of straits of Malacca
BANGKOK, Sept 18 (TNA) - Thailand on Thursday signed an agreement with three partners in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) — Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore – to conduct joint sea and air patrols of the Straits of ... Read more.
Written on Thursday, September 18th, 2008 | Posted in
General News
The Finance Lawyer
Infrastructure project bidding
WIROT POONSUWAN
Terms of reference (ToR) is a legal document, issued by an employer, with which bidders for Thai government infrastructure projects must comply.
A draft contract is often attached to the ToR, setting out the conditions bidders must ac... Read more.
Written on Tuesday, September 9th, 2008 | Posted in
Business News
OPEN THOUGHT
When ‘democracy’ behaves like an ass
DON SAMBANDARAKSA
There is a time and place for democracy, and there are some laws that transcend the justice of majority rule. One such law is the law of mathematics.
If you have 32 boxes and fill up four of them, how many boxes will you... Read more.
Written on Sunday, September 7th, 2008 | Posted in
Thailand Features