Dems deny coalition rumours
The Democrat Party denied it was in talks with another party to form a rival coalition that excludes the Move Forward Party and the United Thai Nation Party.

The memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed by eight prospective parties on forming a coalition government could be bad news for advocates of the current freer cannabis policy.
The Move Forward Party and Pheu Thai Party will thrash out their differences over the House Speaker post.
The Democrat Party denied it was in talks with another party to form a rival coalition that excludes the Move Forward Party and the United Thai Nation Party.
A journalist was arrested for allegedly using her connection with a senior police officer to demand 14 million baht from a Chinese suspect in exchange for having charges dropped.
The United Thai Nation (UTN) Party could join the coalition alliance if Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha remains in the group, said UTN secretary-general Akanat Promphan on Saturday.
The memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed by eight prospective parties on forming a coalition government could be bad news for advocates of the current freer cannabis policy.
A journalist was arrested for allegedly using her connection with a senior police officer to demand 14 million baht from a Chinese suspect in exchange for having charges dropped.
The Move Forward Party and Pheu Thai Party will thrash out their differences over the House Speaker post.
The Democrat Party denied it was in talks with another party to form a rival coalition that excludes the Move Forward Party and the United Thai Nation Party.
A national collection of palm-leaf manuscripts that Thailand nominated for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation's (Unesco) global list has won recognition as an entry among 64 newly included international inscriptions, the government said on Saturday.
PHUKET: A Russian man drowned while swimming off Patong beach yesterday.
A team of veterinarians and experts will be sent to Sri Lanka next month to prepare for the return of Sak Surin, an ailing and ageing Thai elephant, to Thailand for medical treatment and physical rehabilitation.
CANNES (FRANCE) - French director Justine Triet became the third woman to win the top prize Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival on Saturday with her gripping and icy "Anatomy of a Fall".
BERLIN: Pink Floyd frontman Roger Waters on Saturday slammed the controversy that erupted after he donned a Nazi-style uniform at a Berlin concert as politically motivated.
About 2,500 youngsters aged 10-19 years auditioned to become K-pop stars on Friday in Bangkok.