PM's Office Minister Jakrapob Penkair is expected to resign today after pressure from military leaders and with police deciding to file a lese majeste charge against him. Mr Jakrapob's troubles came from a speech he made at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Thailand on Aug 29 last year, where he spoke about the patronage system and democracy in Thailand. He is alleged to have tried to challenge the royal institution, although he strongly denies the accusation. (Picture Daily Xpress/ Story Bangkok Post)

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The head of Thailand's armed forces, General Boonsrang Niumpradit, seen here in 2000, sought Thursday to calm fears of a fresh coup as protests demanding the overthrow of the new government sparked jitters. (AFP/File/Emmanuel Dunand)

A worker fills up gasoline at a petrol station in Bangkok May 28, 2008. Thailand passed a tax incentive package on Tuesday to lure motorists and truckers to switch to ethanol or compressed natural gas from gasoline or diesel as the net crude oil importer seeks to counter soaring oil prices. REUTERS/Sukree Sukplang (THAILAND)

Opponents of former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra gather to hurl insults at a rival group during street demonstrations Sunday, May 25, 2008, in Bangkok, Thailand. (AP Photo/David Longstreath)

In an exciting finale last night, Miss Kwintra Phothichak (Nong Kaem) was crowned Miss Thailand Universe 2008. She will go on to compete in the Miss Universe pageant in Nha Trang, Vietnam in July. (mtu.ch7.com)

Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej takes his change as he buys pork and vegetables which he plans to cook for Thai embassy staff in Manila during his visit to Guadalupe wet market at the financial district of Makati city east of Manila Friday, May 23, 2008. Samak has promised to provide rice supplies to the Philippines as it struggles to plug domestic shortfall in the staple grain. Thailand is the world's largest rice exporter and the Philippines is the world's biggest rice importer. At right is Agriculture Secretary Arturo Yap. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

HRH Prince Dipangkorn Rasmijoti listens attentively to the teacher on his first day at school. The little prince was shown to his classroom at Chitralada School by HRH Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn and HRH Princess Srirasmi. (Charnnarong Porndilokrat/Daily Xpress)

Vandalized Rare artifacts in Buri Ram’s historic Phanom Rung castle are destroyed and an ancient phallus is relocated in a superstitious ritual. (Daily Xpress)

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U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, left, is greeted by Thailand's Foreign Minister Noppadon Pattama shortly after his arrival at Suvarnabhumi international airport in Bangkok, Thailand Wednesday, May 21, 2008. Ban arrived in Bangkok Wednesday ahead of a visit to Myanmar, where he will urge the military junta to scale up relief efforts for cyclone victims. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong)