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Southeast Asia
Thai PM faces continuing protests
2006-02-12
Thailand's embattled prime minister has said he is prepared to hold a referendum to amend the country's constitution as mass protests against his rule continued for the second successive weekend in Bangkok. Some 6000 protesters in the capital on Saturday demanded Thaksin Shinawatra's resignation. Their protesters' numbers were expected to increase once night fell. Chanting "Thaksin get out", they held banners that read: "Thaksin=Toxin: Master of Evil" and many wore large stickers printed with a caricature of the prime minister with a Hitler-type moustache and the slogan "Wanted - Dead or Alive".
Hey! They can't do that! It's our week to be Hitler! He can wait his turn, damn him!
Thaksin has repeatedly refused to quit despite last weekend's peaceful 18-hour rally which drew at least 50,000 people - the biggest demonstration since he took office almost five years ago.
Posted by:Fred

#2  The embassies always send a warden message to stay away from protests, even the peacefull ones. Guess they are just hedging. I cant imagine the Thais getting violent in Chaing Mai, your right that the locals ther are just not like that. If it get too far out of control in Bangkok the king will apeal to the people for calm and the protests will end.
Posted by: 49 pan   2006-02-12 08:58  

#1  Curiously, IMHO, American friends of mine up in Chaing Mai - a long way from Bangkok - are being told by the US Consulate to stay well clear of the protests, which have started there, as well. Thai protests turning ugly and violent? Um, no I don't think so - not by Thais, anyway. If any violence occurs, it will be instigated and driven by someone else... I won't buy that the Thais haven't changed that much in the last 2 years. Toxin should thank his lucky stars, too - anywhere else and he'd probably already be hanging from a lamppost by now.
Posted by: .com   2006-02-12 04:11  

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