Opponents of outgoing Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra gathered today to celebrate their victory in forcing the Thai leader to step down, and to make plans for purging the next government of his legacy of alleged corruption and undemocratic rule.

Thailand’s prime minister vowed today to declare an emergency if anti-government protesters in the capital turned violent, as tens of thousands massed near his office demanding he resign over corruption allegations.

Thailand’s Parliament today endorsed Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra for a second four-year term, following a landslide victory by the former telecommunications tycoon’s party in elections last month.

Thailand’s prime minister today denied accusations that his government had tried to cover up an outbreak of bird flu that is suspected of having kille at least one person and has devastated poultry farms across the country.