Soldiers check passengers on a bus bound for Bangkok from Nakhon Ratchasima. Security forces are discouraging people from gathering in Bangkok for the Constitution Tribunal’s ruling on whether to dissolve the Thai Rak Thai and Democrat parties.

To commemorate Parliament Day, Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva will lead his

party executives and other

key members to pay respect to the statue of King Rama VII in front of the Parliament building at 8.30am.

Abhisit, former Democrat leader Chuan Leekpai and other party members will then go to the Constitution Tribunal on Chakkapong Road before the tribunal reads the verdicts on the Democrats along with another party at 1.30pm.

Democrat supporters will gather at the party headquarters in Sam Sen, where a large TV screen will be installed to show the live broadcast of the verdicts.

Thai Rak Thai executive Vichit Plangsrisakul will lead his party's representatives, along with the Democrats and other politicians, to Parliament for the same occasion.

Some Thai Rak Thai mem-

bers will go to the party's new

headquarters on Rama III Road

in the morning. They will set a stage to welcome party supporters, of which more than 1,000 are expected.

Sutham Saengprathoom, Laddawan Wongsriwong and Adisorn Piengket will host the stage proceedings.

Chaturon Chaisang, acting Thai Rak Thai party leader, will leave the party's headquarters at 1pm to hear the tribunal's verdicts on the cases involving his and two smaller parties.

He will then hold a press conference on the future of the party, no matter what the verdict is.

If Thai Rak Thai is dissolved, however, some party members plan to appeal to the junta to cancel two announcements that bar all political activities, including the registration of new parties.