Thai PM ready to dissolve parliament, hold election

BANGKOK, December 8 (TNA) - Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra says she is ready to dissolve the parliament and hold fresh elections within 60 days, amid Thailand’s biggest political deadlock since 2010. Yingluck reiterated on Sunday that she was ready to negotiate with anti-government protesters and if an agreement could not be reached then a public referendum should be held. Her announcement comes as anti-government demonstrators vowed to march on nine Bangkok roads to Government House on Monday, in their final push to oust the current regime. Yingluck had rejected a demand made by protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban for the government to return power to the people without an election, saying the issue was totally unprecedented, and that it must be decided be concerned parties first whether it was a viable option under the Thai constitution. Meanwhile, Police Major General Piya Uthayo, spokesman of Center for the Administration of Peace and Order, had said diplomats would be invited to the Government House on Monday to observe all security preparations, saying he hoped to avoid confrontation with the protesters and warned of those trying to agitate the situation. (TNA)