REAL-TIME UPDATE
The end may be near…
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.
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Media critic acquitted in defamation suit by PM's former telecom firm
Criminal Court has acquitted Shin Corp's a libel suit against media reform activist Supinya Klangnarong and Thai Post newspaper on Wednesday morning.
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REAL-TIME COVERAGE
Government House besieging Day 2
The surround of Government House by protesters to pressure Thaksin to resign enters the second day. The leaders of the People's Alliance for Democracy vow to continue the rally until Thaksin resign. The PAD announce success of the first day of the rally. Its leaders claim that the number of protesters grew to 200,000 at the peak in the evening on the first day.
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Temple protest over Premsak
More than 100 Nonthaburi residents gathered outside Wat Suan Kaew yesterday to demand former Thai Rak Thai Party-list MP Premsak Phiayura be expelled from the temple, where he was recently ordained.
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LETTER FROM GOVT HOUSE
'We came by ourselves, we weren't hired'
"Mob rule" or not, there was not a single bottle thrown. Who said another historic day of our Kingdom had to be marked by violence, anyway? All I saw were blossoming friendships, and even polite smokers.
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GOVERNMENT IN CRISIS
Chidchai ready in the wings
Promotion of close aide to No 2 shows Thaksin preparing for exit or state of emergency, observers say
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