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• Opposition gears up for budget debate

  22 May 2013 : About 70 opposition MPs are lining up to take part in the 2014 Budget Bill debate in parliament on May 29-30, opposition chief whip Jurin Laksanavisit said on Wednesday.

• Pmove to end rally Thursday

  22 May 2013 : Leaders of the People's Movement for a Just Society (Pmove) have agreed to end their rally outside Government House tomorrow after the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with government representatives.

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• PR Department chief removed

  30 Apr 2013 : Thirapong Sodasri, director-general of the Public Relations Department, has been transferred to a position as adviser to the prime minister, government spokeswoman Sansanee Nakpong said on Tuesday.

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  Manila snubs Thai deal, buys Viet rice

  30 Apr 2013 : MANILA - The Philippines government has approved the purchase of 187,000 tonnes of rice from Vietnam because it underbid Thailand by a huge margin.

• Court: Soldier killed by military weapon

  30 Apr 2013 : The Criminal Court on Tuesday ruled that a soldier killed on Vibhavadi-Rangsit highway in front of the National Memorial in Don Muang area on April 28, 2010 was hit by a high-velocity bullet fired from a military weapon.

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  Somsak joins MPs to defy charter court

  30 Apr 2013 : House Speaker Somsak Kiatsuranont has joined Pheu Thai MPs to defy the Constitution Court's order for them to submit an explanation of the move to amend Section 68 of the charter.

• 96 top PAD members appear in Criminal Court

  30 Apr 2013 : A total of 96 leading members of the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD), including Sondhi Limthongkul and Maj Gen Chamlong Srimuang, appeared in the Criminal Court yesterday.

• Red shirts, religious authorities fight

  29 Apr 2013 : A scuffle broke out between the red shirts rallying in front of the Constitution Court and officials from the National Office of Buddhism who were trying to get four monks taking part in the protest to return to their temples. There were no reports of injuries.

• Somsak won't front charter court

  29 Apr 2013 : House Speaker Somsak Kiatsuranont said on Monday he would not appear before the Constitution Court to explain the charter amendment bill seeking to amend Section 68 of the constitution.

• Pongsapat reinstated in police force

  29 Apr 2013 : A royal command has been issued reinstating Pol Gen Pongsapat Pongcharoen as deputy national police chief, effective from April 24, the Prime Minister's Office announced Monday.

• Pressure on charter judges continues

  29 Apr 2013 : Members of the "group of people's radio media for democracy" rallied in front of the Constitution Court for the eighth day on Monday, demanding that the nine judges resign en masse.

• PAD airports trial adjourned to July 29

  29 Apr 2013 : The Criminal Court on Monday adjourned until July 29 the examination of evidence and defendants in the case filed by the prosecutors against 96 leading members of the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) over the seizure of Don Mueang and Suvarnabhumi airports in 2008.

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