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Vol. 5 Num 647 Fri. March 24, 2006  
   
World


Protesters give Thai PM deadline to quit
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Anti-Thaksin protesters celebrate a court decision against privatisation outside the Supreme Administrative Court in central Bangkok yesterday. A Thai court ruled against the government's plan to privatise the kingdom's largest utility, Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT), saying the energy giant's planned initial public offering (IPO) would be politically influenced. PHOTO: AFP