BANGKOK- EMBATTLED Thai Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat indicated yesterday that he might resign in the wake of fierce anti-government protests last week, which left two people dead and hundreds injured.

The premier, who has held the job for little more than three weeks, said he was considering his position as protesters prepared for another mass rally tomorrow.

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Asked if he would resign or dissolve Parliament, Mr Somchai said: 'It's the issue that I must consider, what's best in both the short and long term.

'I'm not attached to the idea of being Prime Minister. I have to study the pros and cons of each scenario, such as dissolving the House or resignation.'

On Friday, his spokesman insisted that Mr Somchai would not quit, but senior military leaders - who are influential in coup-prone Thailand - have put pressure on the premier to solve the crisis quickly.

Supreme Commander Songkitti Jaggabatara, the kingdom's highest-ranking military officer, said yesterday that he had consulted the heads of the army, navy and air force, which he oversees.

'We have held consultations between the three armed forces,' he said.

'I have told the government to solve the problem,' he added in remarks to reporters. 'As of now, there is no coup.'

The People's Alliance for Democracy claims the current government is a proxy for ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra.

It intends to hold more protest rallies until the government is toppled.

AFP, Reuters