Bangkok - Thailand's 43 state enterprise unions failed to deliver a nationwide strike Wednesday in a show of support for protestors who have occupied Government House for the past week, forcing the prime minister to declare a state of emergency.

On Monday representatives of some 43 state enterprises and 200,000 state employees threatened a nationwide strike starting 9 am Wednesday to support members of the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) who have occupied the seat of government since August 26.

Bangkok, Sept 2 : Following serious clashes between protesters of the People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) and the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship of Thailand (UDDT) Thailand Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej today imposed a state of emergency in Bangkok till November 30. It was invoked under the Executive Decree for National Administration under an Emergency Situation.

The clashes had left at least one person killed and about 40 injured, reported the bangkokpost. com.

Bangkok - Anti-government protestors closed down Hat Yai International Airport Tuesday in a show of solidarity for fellow demonstrators in Bangkok which has been put under martial law.

Supporters of the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD), which has occupied Government House in Bangkok for the past week, blocked the entrance gates to Hat Yai airport Tuesday, prompting authorities to suspend flights.

Thai Airways International and the no-frills Nok Air were forced to cancel four afternoon flights between Bangkok to Hat Yai, 730 kilometres south of Bangkok, because of the closure.

Bangkok - Thailand's Election Commission on Tuesday concluded that the ruling People's Power Party (PPP) should be dissolved for vote-buying in December's polls, ratcheting up the country's political crisis.

The decision came the same day that Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej declared emergency law after a violent clash between pro-government and anti-government groups in Bangkok left one person dead and 44 injured.

Bangkok - A protest calling for the resignation of Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej and dissolution of his government entered its 100th day Monday, with thousands on demonstrators in command of Government House - the administrative seat.

The People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD), a loose coalition of conservative groups opposed to the current government, has been staging peaceful anti-government demonstrations on Rajdamnoen Avenue in the old section of Bangkok since May 25.

Bangkok - Thailand's inflation fell by 3 per cent in August, compared with the previous month, as the government's populist policies on reduced utility bills went into effect and world oil prices fell, commerce officials said Monday.

Year-on-year inflation in August was at 6.4. per cent, but it was down 3 per cent compared with July, when the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 9.2 per cent year-on-year.

The CPI for the first eight months was 6.7 per cent, said Commerce Ministry Permanent Secretary Siripol Yotmuangcharoen.