Thailand: The crisis in Bangkok is intensifying as thousands of anti-government protesters entrenched in the upmarket Ratchaprasong commercial area confront heavily armed soldiers and police: here.
Thai soldiers have fired into a crowd of United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD) protesters during a clash just outside Bangkok as they tried to prevent them from expanding their demonstrations from the capital’s shopping district: here.
Yellow shirts call for military
Thailand: Right-wing yellow shirt activists called on embattled Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to unleash the military against democracy protesters yesterday to end the “anarchy” in Bangkok, a day after clashes turned a busy motorway into a deadly battle zone.
The re-emergence of the yellow shirts – best known for leading mass protests that shut down Bangkok’s airports for a week in 2008 – added to the volatility on the streets of the Thai capital, where a seven-week stand-off has killed at least 27 people and wounded nearly 1,000.
Yellow shirt leaders handed a petition to representatives of the government and army asking that “brave soldiers help us get rid of this illegal activity.”
http://www.morningstaronline.co.uk/index.php/news/content/view/full/89745
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