The government came out victorious yesterday after the Constitution Court approved its two executive decrees designed to prevent a repeat of last year's flood crisis.

Three people have been arrested for purchasing elephant meat and ivory from poachers who allegedly hunted the pachyderms in Phetchaburi province's Kaeng Krachan national park.

Chalit Damrongsak yesterday was abruptly removed as chief of the Royal Irrigation Department after a Cabinet decision forced him to swap his post with that of Lertwiroj Kowattana, a deputy permanent secretary for Agriculture.

Constitutional amendment seems likely to bring the political conflict back to the boil, with supporters and detractors of the move expected to gather today when Parliament begins its deliberation of the bills seeking changes to a charter clause to allow the formation of a Constitution Drafting Assembly (CDA).

Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra yesterday promised to cooperate with the Ombudsman's Office as it looks into a complaint of misconduct in connection with her choosing to attend a private meeting at a Bangkok hotel instead of being present at a parliamentary meeting.

The Embassy of Iran has sought to restore the reputation of a 21-year-old Iranian woman whose name appeared in a bomb-case news report.

The Cabinet on Wednesday approved the preliminary budget deficit of Bt300 billion for the 2013 fiscal year, when the government projects revenue of Bt2.1 trillion against expenditure of Bt2.4 trillion.

The Constitution Court on Wednesday ruled in favour of two executive decrees allowing the government to borrow Bt350 billion in loans and to transfer the debt of the Financial Institution Development Fund (FDIF).

The Constitution Court on Wednesday ruled that the two executive decrees comply with the Constitution's Article184, leaving the government with several bullets to finance its post-flood investment.

The Criminal Court approved on Wednesday an extension to the detention of Mohammad Hazaei, one of the Iranians suspected of involvement in the Valentine's Day bomb blast.