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Anti alcohol activists are demanding the removal of Deputy Prime Minister Sanan Kachornprasart as chairman of the National Committee for Alcohol Consumption Control, citing a conflict of interest.Maj-Gen Sanan on Monday decided to seek a Council of State ruling on the legality of a ban on alcohol sales during next month's Songkran festival.The move was seen by activists as a delaying tactic to prevent the ban from taking effect before the festival from April 13th to 15th.

Thailand has approved the start of negotiations to borrow up to 2 billion dollars from international financial institutions as the global economic slowdown starts to bite.
Lawmakers voted in favour of the Government's moves to talk to foreign financial bodies following an eight hour joint session of parliament that ended late on Tuesday, officials said. Finance Minister Korn Chatikavanij told parliament that the loans were necessary to push forward with infrastructure projects because Thailand was feeling the effects of the world financial crisis. 'The Government needs to ask to borrow from financial institutions to push its planned policies and create efficiency,' Mr Korn said.

Thailand has approved the start of negotiations to borrow up to 2 billion dollars from international financial institutions as the global economic slowdown starts to bite.
Lawmakers voted in favour of the Government's moves to talk to foreign financial bodies following an eight hour joint session of parliament that ended late on Tuesday, officials said. Finance Minister Korn Chatikavanij told parliament that the loans were necessary to push forward with infrastructure projects because Thailand was feeling the effects of the world financial crisis. 'The Government needs to ask to borrow from financial institutions to push its planned policies and create efficiency,' Mr Korn said.

Thailand has approved the start of negotiations to borrow up to 2 billion dollars from international financial institutions as the global economic slowdown starts to bite.
Lawmakers voted in favour of the Government's moves to talk to foreign financial bodies following an eight hour joint session of parliament that ended late on Tuesday, officials said. Finance Minister Korn Chatikavanij told parliament that the loans were necessary to push forward with infrastructure projects because Thailand was feeling the effects of the world financial crisis. 'The Government needs to ask to borrow from financial institutions to push its planned policies and create efficiency,' Mr Korn said.

Thailand has approved the start of negotiations to borrow up to 2 billion dollars from international financial institutions as the global economic slowdown starts to bite.
Lawmakers voted in favour of the Government's moves to talk to foreign financial bodies following an eight hour joint session of parliament that ended late on Tuesday, officials said. Finance Minister Korn Chatikavanij told parliament that the loans were necessary to push forward with infrastructure projects because Thailand was feeling the effects of the world financial crisis. 'The Government needs to ask to borrow from financial institutions to push its planned policies and create efficiency,' Mr Korn said.