Have to go save a court

Court president Hassavut Vititwiriyakul basically asked the press to help save the institution (his, not ours). 

“I must say that the Administrative Court is every Thai’s court,” he declared from the stage. “I’d like all Thai people and the media to feel that this is their home. I’m like the janitor here, taking care of this agency. It’s the duty of the real owners of the court – all the people of the country – to help take care of it.”

Hassavut said he had “something on my mind”. The Administrative Court is relatively new, he pointed out, and many people believe it shouldn’t have been founded in the first place. He wanted the mass media to scrutinise the court’s work and see for itself that “we are trying our best to ensure equality and fairness in society”. 

“The Administrative Court needs the media to support its credibility.”

Hassavut wasn’t gloomy all night. He even sang a few songs, including the Stone Metal Fire tune “Sattha” (“Faith”), although the lyrics seemed to revive his earlier theme. One line, paraphrased, says, “Are you still strong enough to keep on fighting?”

 

Sweet mouth

Here’s your Valentine sweetness for today. This is how Songkran Techanarong – heir to the Khao Yai Bonanza – proposed recently to actress Taksaorn “Aff” Paksukcharern: “It’s about time we got married.”

How lovely! 

Songkran tells Thai Rath he was just plain shy when he made his pitch while they were vacationing at the resort in the park. He knows it’s not very romantic, but he defends its straightforwardness after three years of dating. 

The newspaper wanted to know if it’s true he’s paying a Bt100-million dowry. “It won’t be that much,” he replied, “but I’ll give her all I have.”

Okay, that sounds a little sweeter.