CDRM Now Calls Itself As CDR

CDRM now calls itself as CDR

BANGKOK: -- The military group which staged the Sept 19 coup has dropped the part of its English title that could be translated as suggesting a connection to the monarchy.

The Council for Democratic Reform under Constitutional Monarchy will now be known as the Council for Democratic Reform, or CDR, the military junta said in a clarification on its website.

It said the previous English title "had led to misunderstanding and false interpretation in some countries and for some foreign media on the role of the monarchy".

-- The Nation 2006-09-27