Talks between the Electoral Council and a government delegation broke off prematurely this morning when the protest movement (PDRC) besieged the grounds of the Royal Thai Air Force in Don Muang, where they were meeting over the elections.
Protest Movement Begins Tenth 'Last Strike'
Five TV station offices, Government House, Royal Thai Police headquarters and Capo office were besieged by the protest movement on Friday. At the Capo, five people were injured when police fired tear gas at the demonstrators.
Protest movement threatens occupation
Today the 'final battle' of the protest movement will start, which was initially scheduled for May 14, but has been brought forward due to the ruling of the Constitutional Court. The PDRC wants to start occupying government buildings again.
Yingluck clears the field, but deadlock remains
The Constitutional Court, which ousted Yingluck as prime minister, may have prevented violent clashes between pro- and anti-government groups, but it has not ended the political deadlock, the Bangkok Post writes today.
The die is cast. After a thousand days, Yingluck Shinawatra's premiership has come to an end. It is also over and out for nine ministers.
'Controversial transfer was cabinet decision'
Prime Minister Yingluck has been given an extra two weeks by the Constitutional Court to prepare her defense in a case that could lead to the fall of the cabinet. Proof that she is not being treated unfairly by the Court, say the senators who brought the case.
Constitutional Court and Corruption Commission strike back
The statement by the Center for the Administration of Peace and Order to approach the king in the unlikely event that the cabinet has to step down has gone down badly with the Constitutional Court and the National Anti-Corruption Commission. Capo is trying to interfere with the work of both independent institutions, it has been criticized.
The red shirts, anti-government movement and government eagerly await the verdict of the Constitutional Court in the Thawil case. Rallies of red shirts and anti-government movement are planned around the verdict. At the end of this month, the Court will decide on the fate of Prime Minister Yingluck.
The government is trying to prevent the impeachment of the presidents of the House of Representatives and the Senate, both Pheu Thai people, through a legal trick, the Bangkok Post writes today in an analysis.
When Prime Minister Yingluck has to leave the field, there will be no neutral interim Prime Minister. Those who hope so can go to hell. Yingluck's duties are performed by one of the deputy prime ministers. Thus 'key Pheu Thai Party figures', writes Bangkok Post.
Tensions are rising, writes the Bangkok Post, now that the Constitutional Court has decided yesterday to consider a petition that in the worst case scenario will lead to the fall of the cabinet. It's all about a transfer and a case of favoritism.
The curtain could fall on the Yingluck government today. The Constitutional Court is considering a petition calling for the transfer of Thawil Pliensri, secretary general of the National Security Council, to be unconstitutional.
Thailand goes to the polls again, but when?
• Constitutional Court declares elections of February 2 invalid
• Two grenade attacks at judge's residence
• Activists tie black cloth around Democracy Monument
Does Prime Minister Yingluck already see the storm coming? Following two cases at the Constitutional Court, she calls on independent institutions to handle cases against the government 'justly and fairly'.
The closure of four protest sites in Bangkok should pave the way for talks. But conciliatory reactions are so far lacking from the red shirt movement and the government.
Farmer's protest expanded; government is scrambling
The rice farmers are expanding their protest. They have been demonstrating in front of the Ministry of Commerce since Thursday, and the office of Prime Minister Yingluck will join them tomorrow. The reporting is also quite confused, but we have to make do with it.
Bangkok Shutdown Kicks Off; the newspaper unpacks: 10 pages
Bangkok Shutdown delivered two surprises yesterday: traffic was half as much as on a normal Monday and the stock market index rose by 2,24 percent to 1.283,76 points. The government seems to be taking a more conciliatory stance, but the protest movement is unyielding.