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Jatuporn, Nisit out of jail
02/08/2011 : Red-shirt leaders Jatuporn Prompan and Nisit Sinthuprai have been released from the Bangkok Remand Prison after the Criminal Court earlier today granted them bail.
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Yingluck wants quick vote for House speaker
29/07/2011 : The election of the House speaker and deputy speakers should be completed on Tuesday so the next government can start working as soon as possible, Pheu Thai Party's candidate for prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra said on Friday.
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PT to claim speakers' jobs when House meets Monday
28/07/2011 : Candidates from the Pheu Thai Party will be nominated for the positions of House speaker and deputy speakers when the parliament convenes on Monday, prime minister-designate Yingluck Shinawatra said Thursday.
EC endorses final poll winners
28/07/2011 : The Election Commission yesterday cleared the way for the House of Representatives to convene after it endorsed a batch of 94 poll winners as MPs, while still refusing to lift its suspension of red-shirt core leader Jatuporn Prompan.
Workers: Raise wage quickly
27/07/2011 : About 20 members of a factory labour union in Rangsit area on Wednesday submitted a letter to Pheu Thai leader Yongyuth Wichaidit, demanding the party to push ahead with its 300 baht daily minimum wage policy.
Yingluck denies approaching outsiders
26/07/2011 : The Pheu Thai Party had not yet offered any outsider a seat on the incoming government's cabinet, prime minister-in-waiting Yingluck Shinawatra said on Tuesday.
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Winning is easy, but governing is a curse
25/07/2011 : Winning the election could well be a stroll in the park for Yingluck Shinawatra compared to what lies ahead if she assumes the premiership.
Daranee: Release 'protectors of democracy'
23/07/2011 : "Release the protectors of democracy," is the message political prisoner Daranee Charncherngsilapakul, 49, is sending to prime minister-in-waiting Yingluck Shinawatra from the Central Women's Correctional Institution.
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EC gives green light for 6 reds to be MPs
22/07/2011 : The Election Commission has endorsed 32 more MPs-elect, including six red shirt leaders who contested the July 3 poll under the Pheu Thai banner.
Abhisit, Yingluck warn reds to back off
21/07/2011 : Leaders of the red-shirt United front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) should stop putting pressure on the Election Commission, outgoing Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and prime minister-in-waiting Yingluck Shinawatra both said on Thursday.
Red leaders demand MP approvals
21/07/2011 : Red shirt leaders have promised not to create trouble for the time being but warn they may lose patience if the Election Commission fails to endorse all Pheu Thai election winners within the 30-day limit.
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Yingluck, Abhisit get EC nod
20/07/2011 : Pheu Thai's likely nominee for premier Yingluck Shinawatra, outgoing Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and Democrat secretary-general Suthep Thaugsuban were among 12 MPs-elect endorsed by the Election Commission Tuesday.
