總理：泰國選舉不推遲
Thailand's government says early elections will be held as planned on February 2, despite an opposition boycott and three days of anti-government protests in the capital.
The announcement followed a meeting between cabinet members and caretaker Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra. She said the government has no authority to postpone the vote, as the election commission had proposed.
Opposition protest leaders refused to attend the Wednesday meeting. They insist that no vote should be held until reforms are made and Mrs. Yingluck resigns.
Meanwhile, protesters marched in Bangkok for a third straight day, following overnight reports of small-scale violence.
Security officials say a man and woman suffered minor injuries in an early morning shooting near an upscale shopping district where the protesters have set up camp.
Authorities are also investigating a possible overnight attack on the home of prominent opposition leader Abhisit Vejjajiva. Police say a small explosive device, possibly a large firework, was thrown onto the property of Abhisit, causing minor damage to the roof. He was not home at the time and no one was injured.泰國政府說，儘管反對派抵制選舉並在首都連續三天舉行反政府抗議活動，將按原定計劃在2月2日提前舉行選舉。
在宣佈這一決定之前，泰國內閣成員和看守總理英拉舉行了會談。英拉說，政府無權按照選舉委員會的建議推遲選舉。
反對派抗議領導人拒絕參加星期三的會談。他們堅持主張，在實行改革和英拉辭職之前不應舉行選舉。
與此同時，抗議者連續第三天在曼谷舉行示威遊行，此前有報道說，夜間發生小規模暴力。
安全官員說，一個高檔購物區附近凌晨發生槍擊事件，一名男子和一名女子受了輕傷。抗議者在那裏建立了一個很大的帳篷營地。
有關當局還在調查著名反對派領袖阿披實的住宅夜間可能遭到襲擊事件。警方說，一個小爆炸裝置被扔進阿披實的住宅，屋頂受到輕微損壞，爆炸裝置可能是一個大爆竹。阿披實當時不在家中，沒有人受傷。
