Snap general election in Thailand

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Snap general election in Thailand

Thailand's PM Thaksin Shinawatra waves to photographers after a cabinet meeting at the Government House in Bangkok April 4. (Xinhua/Reuters)

Thailand's caretaker Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra casts ballot.(Xinhua)

Thaksin calls special Cabinet meeting

BANGKOK, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Thailand's caretaker Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatrs called a special cabinet meeting Wednesday morning after deciding to step down Tuesday night, likely to discuss new lineup and possible successor.

Thai opposition hails Thaksin's sacrifice

BANGKOK, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Thailand's former opposition bloc has praised caretaker Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's Tuesday decision to step aside from office, while an anti-Thaksin coalition led by the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) has agreed to end their demonstrations, but insists on staging a mass rally planned earlier on April 7 before dispersing.

Thailand's embattled PM announces to quit

BANGKOK, April 4 (Xinhua) -- Embattled Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra announced here Tuesday night he would not accept premiership in the upcoming formation of government amid escalating political crisis calling him to step down.

Thaksin announces resignation at govt House

BANGKOK, April 4 (Xinhua) -- Thailand's caretaker Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra announced Tuesday night at the government house that he will resign from the premiership to resolve the political crisis Thailand is now facing.

Poll complaint won't affect Thai image: official

BANGKOK, April 4 (Xinhua) -- A complaint on controversial positioning of voting cubicles in the April 2 election submitted to the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights by a Thai election watchdog group won't tarnish Thailand's image, Thai caretaker FM Kantathi Suphamongkhon said Tuesday.

Thaksin sues newspaper for misleading report

BANGKOK, April 4 (Xinhua) -- Thai caretaker PM Thaksin Shinawatra Tuesday asked his lawyer to file a lawsuit for defamation against the publisher of an English-language newspaper "The Nation" for a misleading report but the suit demanded no compensation from the paper.

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