TIMELINE - Ten days of street protests in Thailand

(Reuters) - Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej said on Thursday that he would neither quit nor dissolve parliament in the face of a street campaign led by the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD).

The protests began in Bangkok in late May and have escalated over the past 10 days after thousands of protesters occupied the prime minister's official compound.

Here is a timeline charting recent unrest.

* Aug 26: Thousands of demonstrators storm state broadcaster NBT and Samak's official compound in a PAD-organised attempt to unseat his seven-month-old government.

* Aug 27: Thai court orders protesters to leave government compound, issues arrest warrants for nine PAD leaders for inciting unrest and trying to overthrow government.

* Aug 28: About 40,000 protesters defy deadline to leave. Police unable to arrest leaders due to sheer numbers barricaded inside the compound behind makeshift barriers of car tyres and razor wire.

* Aug 29: Unrest peaks. Police fire teargas and rubber bullets to repel 2,000 protesters who attack Bangkok's police headquarters; scuffles break out as they deliver eviction orders at Government House. Demonstrations spread south, forcing closure of airports in Krabi and Phuket. Rail services disrupted by strikes.

* Aug 30: Samak holds firm, vows not to quit.

* Aug 31: More than 1,000 government supporters rally outside parliament as lawmakers debate the street campaign. Samak vows never to bow to protesters.