enlarge Senator Jermsak Pinthong speaks to "Businessmen for Democracy" group who stage a protest in Silom. The group demanded caretaker Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra to resign./ Photo by Thanis Sudto
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REATL-TIME UPDATE The end may be near … (Day 2)
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.
Fire broke out at the Constitution Court
An arsonist set fire to the library of the Constitution Court on Thursday early morning but security guards were able to extinguish it before much damage was done, the court's secretarygeneral Sanit Chornanan said.
Six killed in broad daylight attack in Pattani
Six people were killed and two were injured on Thursday when suspected militants opened fire on a local government office in MaYor district in broad daylight.
Has PM turned to black magic?
On his tour of the Northeast, caretaker Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra consulted a few apparent experts in Cambodian black magic but Newin Chidchob, the Prime Minister Office's minister, stood out.
BMA panel seeks more time
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration's fact-finding committee has postponed concluding its investigation into 16 road-construction projects in the capital for a further seven days.
Match not fixed: Yaowapa
[TAEKWONDO] Athens Olympic heroine Yaowapa Boorapolchai yesterday cleared any doubts that her victory over pinweight favourite Maenam Cherdkiartsak in the Asian Games selection trial on Tuesday was fixed.