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• EC to thrash out 13 looming poll problems

  28 Apr 2014 : The Election Commission will address problems that could hinder attempts to stage a new poll before it meets the caretaker government later this week.
  
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  It’s all or nothing, says Mark

  28 Apr 2014 : Reform before an election is not the way to go, as an election must be part of the plan itself, says Abhisit Vejjajiva. The support of all stakeholders is also needed to make it work. In an interview with the BANGKOK POST, the Democrat Party leader, also known as Mark, says his immediate aim is to head off a looming clash on the streets.
  

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  Abhisit denies secret deal

  28 Apr 2014 : Democrat leader Abhisit Vejjajiva has rejected a claim that he had something to gain from his efforts to find a solution to the protracted political crisis.
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  Prem not backing new crisis plan: aide

  27 Apr 2014 : Privy Council president Prem Tinsulanonda "only listened" to a proposal to end the political turmoil by a group calling itself Rattha Bukkhon (State Citizens) during their meeting on Friday but did not agree with nor commit to any of their suggestions, his close aide Lt Gen Pissanu Putthawong said on Sunday.

• Mai Nueng killers identified

  27 Apr 2014 : The police will seek arrest warrants from the Criminal Court for two men suspected of killing a renowned red-shirt poet in Bangkok's Lat Phrao district on Wednesday.
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  Pheu Thai seeks legal scrutiny of Prem

  27 Apr 2014 : A Pheu Thai Party legal adviser said on Sunday he will ask the Office of the Ombudsman to examine whether the payment of a position allowance for Gen Prem Tinsulanond’s statesman status is unconstitutional.

• Democrats 'flip flop' on Abhisit-Thaksin talks

  27 Apr 2014 : Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva has never said he would like to hold talks with fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, Democrat spokesman Chavanond Intarakomalyasut said on Sunday.

• PT urges EC to hold quick election

  27 Apr 2014 : The Pheu Thai Party has called for the Election Commission to review its proposal for the election to be held on July 20, saying the sooner it is held, the better for the country.
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  Abhisit 'doesn't want to talk to Thaksin'

  27 Apr 2014 : Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva has never said he would like to hold talks with fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, Democrat spokesman Chavanond Intarakomalyasut said on Sunday.

• PDRC protesters visit Bang Khae

  27 Apr 2014 : People's Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC) protesters are marching along Phetkasem road on the Thonburi side of Bangkok to invite people to join the PDRC's "last major rally" against the so-called Thaksin regime, reports said.
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  The Big Issue: Redefining Defamation

  27 Apr 2014 : Credit marketing flair and impeccable timing for the sudden new shine on an old idea whose time may have come around again.

• Abhisit says he’s ready for talks with Thaksin

  27 Apr 2014 : The Democrat Party leader is open to talks with caretaker Prime Minister Ying-luck Shinawatra and even her fugitive brother, Thaksin, next week, but insists the meeting should be broadcast live.