Defiant Thai PM rejects army pressure to quit (AFP via Yahoo! News)

Thai premier Somchai Wongsawat on Wednesday rejected a call by the army chief to hold new elections, in a major escalation of tensions with protesters who have seized the country's main airport.

Defiant Thai PM rejects army pressure to quit (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Thailand's Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat says he will stay in office, rejecting a call by the head of the army to dissolve parliament in an effort to resolve a six-month political crisis.

Thai PM rejects army pressure to quit (AAP via Yahoo!7 News)

Thai premier Somchai Wongsawat has rejected a call by the army chief to hold new elections, in a major escalation of tensions with protesters.

Thai PM rejects army pressure to quit (The West Australian)

Thai premier Somchai Wongsawat has rejected a call by the army chief to hold new elections, in a major escalation of tensions with protesters who have seized the country's main airport.

Defiant Thai PM rejects army pressure to quit (TODAYonline)

Thai police walk past foreign passengers at Suvarnabhumi airport in Bangkok. Thai prime minister Somchai Wongsawat has dismissed a call by the country's powerful army chief to hold fresh elections, saying that his government is "legitimate".