The protests are officially sort-of-over, for now. Yesterday the police, who had been resisting demonstrators from entering the compound with tear gas and hoses, stood down, removed the barriers and accepted a letter of demands from the protest leaders. With that, partial victory was declared and everyone went out to clean up Rachadamnoen for The Kings Birthday celebrations today. However, protest leader Suthep says he will not stop his effort to overthrow Yingluk and Thaksins attempts to return, and that the battle will begin again on Friday. Some politicians are calling Sutheps demands the product of a deranged mind. Meanwhile, during the high season hotels are not filled, but apparently banks werent dissuaded from investing. Yingluk has called for a counter-protest stimulus package, so expect reduced hotels and airfare for your next trip to Thailand. :)
Posted on: Thu, 05 Dec 2013 03:28:56 +0000
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