Anti-government demonstrators begin their march toGovernment House in Bangkok, 26 March 2009 (Photo: Reuters)
Red Shirt v Yellow Shirt: Thailand's Political Struggle -- The Independent
The supporters of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra are massing again.
In northern Thailand, the world has been turned upside down. Men branded terrorists are heroes, the police are the enemy and children wear T-shirts hailing anti-government rebels. Driven from power, branded a criminal and hounded by prosecutors, the exiled former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is venerated here, his smiling features emblazoned on cups, flags and dolls at a rally of his supporters in this provincial town. Polls taken in this district put his support at more than 70 per cent.
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Update: Protesters planning to regroup: Thai minister -- Reuters
My Comment: The last confrontation did not resolve anything .... it just postpone the inevitable conflict between these two sides. Unfortunately .... from what I am reading, reconciliation is not in the cards.
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