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The most important ruling is to be delivered tomorrow afternoon by the Supreme Court's Election Cases Division. The court is to decide on an electoral fraud case against Yongyuth Tiyapairat, a party-list MP of the ruling People Power Party and former Parliament president who was given a red card by the Election Commission.

If the court upholds the EC's decision, People Power may face a dissolution case because Yongyuth is a deputy leader of the party.

Although the EC will have to launch yet another investigation to decide whether to seek dissolution of People Power Party, party members cannot help worrying because most of them come from the previously dissolved Thai Rak Thai Party.

Another case that is being closely watched by the public is the one against Public Health Minister Chaiya Sasomsap in the Constitution Court.

The court will rule on Wednesday whether to disqualify Chaiya for failure to inform the National Counter Corruption Commission of his wife's shareholding of more than 5 per cent in a firm within the 30-day deadline set by the Constitution.

Chaiya faces another court decision today. The Central Administrative Court is scheduled to rule whether to punish him for contempt of court for criticising its injunction against his order purging the board of directors of the Government Pharmaceutical Organisation.

Another case in the spotlight is the corruption case related to the purchase of a land plot in Ratchadaphisek by Pojaman Shinawatra, the wife of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra. The Criminal Tribunal for Political Office Holders is scheduled to start hearing prosecution witnesses tomorrow. The court is scheduled to hear witnesses of both sides until late August.

In another case, the Constitution Court will resume consideration of the constitutionality of a joint communiqué issued by the Thai and Cambodian governments in support of the listing of the Preah Vihear Temple as a World Heritage Site. The World Heritage Committee will make a decision on the issue tomorrow.

Meanwhile, the People's Alliance for Democracy plans to despatch groups of protesters to rally at the Royal Thai Police headquarters and the Office of the Attorney-General.

Adding to the political excitement is the relaunch of pro-government satellite station PTV, which will resume broadcasting today.