Thai military commander denies coup rumors

Thailand's top commander denied reports yesterday that the military may be plotting another coup amid rising political tensions in the southeast Asian nation.

Recent street protests against the government have fuelled speculation that the army may again intervene in politics after ousting former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra in a bloodless 2006 putsch.

Supreme Commander Boonsrang Niumpradit said comments he made earlier yesterday had been misinterpreted by some media.