SNIPPET
Pay Rise: More money for workers who oppose Thaksin
The Labour Ministry will propose pay rises for state enterprise employees and daily-paid workers at the Cabinet meeting today, an informed source said yesterday. State enterprise employees are a key force behind the anti-Thaksin rally.
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Mock trial more damning of PM
The "court" hearing the mock trial of Thaksin Shinawatra has been convinced by the plaintiff's complaints that the prime minister broke the law to favour his family business and will take the case for further consideration.
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Post-Thaksin era 'already here'
Thailand may already be in a post-Thaksin Shinawatra era as state apparatus such as television stations are beginning to act independently of the premier, former Thammasat University rector Charnvit Kasetsiri said yesterday.
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Authorities behind graft deterioration
The corruption problem has worsened over recent years and a large part of the irregularities are at policy level, anti-graft campaigners agreed yesterday.
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Damage to govt property could spark 'emergency'
A state of emergency will not be declared unless government property is destroyed or set on fire in the event of clashes between pro- and anti-government movements today, an intelligence source said yesterday.
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TRT to make most of rival's
Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra told a campaign rally yesterday Thai Rak Thai would take the opportunity offered by the Democrats' boycott of the snap election to amend 400 laws and the Constitution.
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APRIL 2 POLL
200 candidates set to get the boot
Many members of minor parties found to lack qualifications, source reveals
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Swarm of PM's backers hit town
Staunch Thaksin Shinawatra supporters, known as the "convoy of the poor", have for the past fortnight gradually been making their way to Bangkok from around the country in preparation for a one-day demonstration of their allegiance to the caretaker prime minister.
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Businessmen say: Quit!
The Association of Businessmen for Democracy yesterday released an open letter urging Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra to take a break from public service to end the political turmoil.
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PAD takes protest to Silom Rd
Anti-government protesters yesterday rallied on Silom Road, the main thoroughfare in the central business district, calling on office workers to join today's demonstration at Government House to oust caretaker Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
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TRT has no answer to Premsak's departure
A Thai Rak Thai Party legal team was split yesterday over how to resolve the problem of being one candidate short on the party-list for April 2 following the resignation of Premsak Phiayura.
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