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• Surapong sues nine charter court judges

  13 May 2014 : Former deputy prime minister and foreign minister Surapong Tovichakchaikul yesterday said he will sue Constitutional Court judges for their decision to disqualify him from cabinet in the case involving the removal of National Security Council chief Thawil Pliensri in 2011.
  
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  Suthep, PDRC burst into parliament

  13 May 2014 : The acting Senate speaker's permission for People's Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC) leader Suthep Thaugsuban to enter parliament premises and hold a closed-door discussion with him has sparked outrage from the red shirts and pro-government elements.
  

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  Lumpini Park clean-up starts

  13 May 2014 : Hundreds of cleaning staff and volunteers began cleaning up Lumpini Park after the People's Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC) relocated to Ratchadamnoen Avenue on Monday afternoon.
     
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  Acting PM vows July poll date

  13 May 2014 : Acting caretaker Prime Minister Niwatthamrong Bunsongphaisarn has vowed to employ every means possible to ensure a general election takes place in July.

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  PDRC win in Senate hands

  13 May 2014 : Calls by the People’s Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC) for the Senate to be engaged in breaking the political impasse indicate how significant the role of the Upper House, especially its speaker, is to the success or failure of the group’s struggle.

• Army moves office away from ralliers

  13 May 2014 : The army moved its headquarters to a temporary office on Vibhavadi Rangsit Road yesterday as the People's Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC) moved to their new anti-government protest stronghold on Ratchadamnoen Avenue.

• unrest

  ‘State citizens’ ask military for help

  13 May 2014 : A group calling itself Rattha Bukkhon, or State Citizens, yesterday handed letters to the commanders of the armed forces seeking support for their move to request the King’s intervention in solving the political crisis.

• Unrest

  Bomb found next to Luang Pu’s temple

  13 May 2014 : A homemade bomb has been found in front of Wat Or Noi, where protester Luang Pu Buddha Isara is based, in Kamphaeng Saen district of Nakhon Pathom.

• politics

  PT accuses Dems of plot to oust govt

  13 May 2014 : The Democrats are working hand in glove with anti-government protesters and certain independent agencies under the constitution to topple the caretaker administration, the Pheu Thai Party says.
   
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  Acting PM insists on July 20 polls

  12 May 2014 : Acting caretaker Prime Minister Niwatthamrong Bunsongphaisan said on Monday he will lead the caretaker government in crucial talks with the Election Commission on holding a national election on July 20.
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  EC sets conditions for poll talks

  12 May 2014 : The Election Commission (EC) has set three conditions for its Wednesday talks with the caretaker government on how to hold the July 20 national poll.
  
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  Ritual to end Yingluck's bad luck

  12 May 2014 : CHIANG MAI - The abbot of Wat Doi Suthep will hold a Visakha Bucha Day ceremony on Tuesday to wipe away the bad fortune for Yingluck Shinawatra.