Monday, December 2, 2013

Protests Continue In Thailand



Thai Prime Minister Rejects Calls for Her Resignation -- Voice of America

BANGKOK — Thailand's prime minister says she is open to negotiations to defuse the country's political crisis, but remains unwilling to bow to her opponents’ demands to turn over the government to an unelected council. Yingluck Shinawatra also says the country's influential military will remain neutral in the standoff.

Bangkok's street rallies, which began weeks ago, have escalated into increasingly violent confrontations as protest leaders vow to topple the government this week.

Outside the prime minister's offices, police fired rubber bullets, tear gas canisters and deployed water cannons to contain the protesters.

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More News On The Unrest In Thailand

Thai PM calls for talks, protest leader defiant -- Reuters
Thailand protests: PM rejects resignation demand -- BBC
Thai PM says protesters' demands 'unconstitutional' -- USA Today/AP
Thai PM calls protest leader's demand 'unconstitutional' -- Al Jazeera
Thai PM refuses to resign amid growing street protests -- UPI
Thai police hunker down as protests rage -- Reuters
Fresh violence pushes Thailand deeper into crisis -- Bloomberg/AP
Thai Police Step Up Defense in Bangkok as Protests Continue -- New York Times
Thailand: clashes continue in Bangkok as protesters try to storm government buildings -- Euronews
Thai protest leader vows to escalate offensive -- Washington Post/AP
Rallies continue in Bangkok, arrest warrant issued for protest leader -- Global Post/Kyodo News
Thai police issue 'insurrection' warrant for protest leader -- AFP
Escalating unrest in Thailand fueled by long-running societal divide over right to power -- FOX News/AP
Tourists warned as Thailand protests escalate into violent clashes with police -- Daily Mail

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