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  CORRUPTION
  NACC slams Yingluck lawyer

  02 May 2014 : The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has asked the Lawyers Council of Thailand (LCT) to take action against a lawyer representing caretaker Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra for improper behaviour.
  
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  Red shirts to don black in court fight

  02 May 2014 : Members of all red-shirt groups in Chiang Mai and Lamphun will wear black and wave black flags to symbolise their fight against the independent agencies and the Constitutional Court in their rally, starting from Sunday.
  

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• Unrest

  Suthep joins Labour Day rally

  02 May 2014 : Protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban took part in Labour Day celebrations yesterday, while caretaker Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra kept a low profile, citing safety fears related to the political unrest.

• politics

  ‘Group of 40’ pushes for new speaker

  02 May 2014 : The so-called "Group of 40" senators is likely to push for the selection of a new Senate speaker and deputies when the Upper House convenes for a nine-day extraordinary session.

• Abhisit adds reform deal sweetener

  02 May 2014 : Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva yesterday vowed not to stand for election if all sides accept his proposals for reform.
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  labour

  May Day festivities fall flat for workers

  02 May 2014 : Many workers had little to celebrate on May Day Thursday as they called for the "no work, no pay" wage system to be scrapped.

• City police brace for protest strife

  02 May 2014 : Police are gearing up to prevent clashes between anti-government protesters and-red shirt supporters who are both staging rallies on Monday.
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  Yingluck ''relieved'' after poll date

  01 May 2014 : Caretaker Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said on Thursday that she was relieved that the country will go to the polls again.
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  Suthep 'kicks' Chalerm at May Day rally

  01 May 2014 : People's Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC) leader Suthep Thaugsuban attended a major labour union May Day rally near parliament on Thursday and pledged to support calls to amend laws to improve workers' employment conditions.
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  Abhisit offers to skip next election

  01 May 2014 : Democrat leader Abhisit Vejjajiva announced on Thursday he will not stand for election if all sides accept his proposal for reform, to show there is no hidden agenda in his campaign to talk all sides into ending the political deadlock.
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  Appeal Court upholds Jeng’s jail term

  01 May 2014 : The Court of Appeal on Thursday upheld the prison term handed down to prominent red-shirt Yossawaris Chuklom, alias Jeng Dokchik, for lese majeste.
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  Five Thai military websites hacked

  01 May 2014 : Five websites operated by Royal Thai Armed Forces Headquarters had been hacked and defaced with skull and crossbones images, defence permanent secretary Nipat Thonglek has admitted, but confirmed it was not terrorist related.