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UDD sets noon deadline
15/03/2010 : More troops have been sent into Bangkok as the government counts down the hours to an ultimatum issued yesterday by the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship.
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SOCIAL SECURITY SSO book a 'waste of money'
15/03/2010 : The Social Security Office has come under fire over its plan to spend 200 million baht to print books promoting its former boards of directors.
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PM ignores UDD threat
12/03/2010 : Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva on Friday said he is not at all interested in the threat by United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship leader Natthawut Saikua to increase pressure if the government does not respond to the UDD's demand for a House dissolution.
Five bombings in Surat Thani
12/03/2010 : Five bombs exploded at diffdrent locations in the southern city of Surat Thani on Friday morning, no one was hurt, Surat Thani police chief Pol Maj Gen Thesa Siriwatho said.
Weekly highlights
12/03/2010 : The government finally decided to invoke the Internal Security Act (ISA) to deal with the red-shirt protesters due to converge in Bangkok this Sunday for their "final showdown", aiming to force a either change of government or a House dissolution.
Poll: Bangkokians expect turmoil
12/03/2010 : About 60 per cent of respondents to a Bangkok poll doubt the government's ability to keep the political situation under control. A similar number blame convicted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, the anti-government United front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) or a "third hand" for the turmoil.
Gold prices for Friday announced
12/03/2010 : The Gold Traders Association on Friday announced the buying price at 16,903.40 baht per baht-weight for gold ornaments and 17,150 baht per baht-weight for gold bar.
Suthep: There will be no civil war
12/03/2010 : There will be no civil war as the government will not use force to deal with the red-shirted protesters, Deputy Prime Minister for security affairs Suthep Thaugsuban affirmed on Friday morning.
Four shot dead in South
12/03/2010 : Four civilians have been shot dead in separate attacks in Pattani's Yarang district.
Thammarak to face court
12/03/2010 : Prosecutors have lodged a complaint with the Criminal Court against former defence minister Thammarak Isarangkura na Ayuthaya and an election official over an alleged plot in the 2006 election to benefit the now defunct Thai Rak Thai Party.
Forest inferno kills 4 people
12/03/2010 : A forest fire in Suan Phung district of Ratchaburi has killed four people, damaged five houses and destroyed at least 30,000 rai of land, the worst such inferno in 15 years, the district chief says.
Banks step up security
12/03/2010 : Banks have boosted security at expected flashpoints in the capital ahead of this weekend's red shirt rallies.
