REAL-TIME UPDATE
The end may be near…
Thaksin visits Luangpor Khoon in Nakhon Ratchasima.
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Tens of thousands are encamping around his office and key military figures have all but deserted him. Despite warm support in his rural "comfort zones", Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is looking increasingly isolated by the hours. Check out latest key developments in the unfolding political history on our real-time update.
9:15 pm: Deputy Prime Minister Chidchai Vanasatidya says the Thai Rak Thai Party is willing to talk to Thaksin's opponents and the party's legal team is trying to hold a talk. He says the talk will not be a live debate but the team is considering a form of the talk.
7:30 pm: Prem tells a press conference in front of his house that those who have caused the worrying situation should work out solution to the conflicts. He asks all involved to think and act to calm down the situation for the sake of the country.
7.00pm: Arrangement is being made for Privy Coucil's Chairman Gen Prem Tinasulanda to have an urgent press conference. It is not clear what the topic is.
5:30 pm: A group of some 30 "doctors and nurses for democracy" from Ramathibodi Hospital join the anti-Thaksin rally in front of Government House.
The group is led by Doctor Yaowanut Khongdan says the dean of the medical school of the hospital allows medical staff of the hospital to express their political stand freely. She says medical staff of the hospital will join the rally after 5 pm everyday. She also submitted 300 signatures who supported demands for Thaksin to step down.
4:14 pm: Nation News Agency reports quoting a Thai Rak Thai source that Thaksin would wait to see the outcome of the April 2 election before deciding whether to go for a break in his politics career.
3:00 pm: Chamlong Srimuang, a decision maker of the People's Alliance for Democracy, says Thaksin has no other choice but resigning.
2:15 pm: Thaksin visits revered monk Luanpor Khoon at Jindaworawiharn Temple in Nakhon Ratchasima's Muang district. The monks gives him moral support, saying what Thaksin has been doing is "already good".
1:30 pm: Another big blow to Prime Minister Thaksin Shnawatra. The Criminal Court acquit Supinya Klangnarong, secretary-general of the Campaign for Popular Media, in a defamation case filed by Shin Corp. Supinya was sued for saying Shin Corp enjoyed drastic increase of revenue after Thaksin became prime minister. The court ruled that Supinya made the comment in good faith.
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