Eight of 83 on blacklist to report to DSI on Monday

BANGKOK, June 27 (TNA) - Representatives from eight companies out of the total 83 individuals and firms blacklisted by Thailand's Centre for the Resolution of the Emergency Situation (CRES) will report to the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) on Monday, agency chief Tharit Pengdit said.

Companies representatives including listed SC Asset Corp, with most shares owned by the family of fugitive, ousted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, will report to eight sets of DSI investigators.

They will be the first respondents of the total 83 individuals and firms blacklisted by CRES for suspected financing of the anti-government protests which ended May 19 when troops approached the group's protest site at Ratchaprasong intersection.

Only authorised representatives will be allowed to meet and explain to DSI officials during the questioning, he said, adding that their supporters will be allowed to stay at a designated area within the DSI compound.

Mr Tharit said representatives of the remaining suspects on the blacklist will report to DSI after Monday.

In other developmentd, two bombs exploded at telephone booths in the northern province of Chiang Mai early Sunday, police said.

The first incident occurred at about 12.30am when a bomb exploded in a telephone booth outside a hotel in the provincial seat while the second explosion took place at a nearby housing estate.

A combined police and army force responded to the scene and collected evidence scene for further investigation.

Witnesses told police that they saw four young men riding on two motorcycles throwing some objects near the two places before fleeing toward the Chiang Mai-Lamphun Road.

Police initially believed the explosions were caused by large fireworks, aimed at causing disturbances rather than loss of life. (TNA)