Anti-government protesters in the centre of Bangkok say they have supplies of food and water and will not give up their encampment in the heart of the Thai capital. The red shirt leaders that remain have announced that they will not negotiate with the government because the situation is beyond talks. Last week Thailand’s prime minister, Abhisit Vejjajiva, proposed a resolution to the crisis which was broadly accepted by moderate red shirt leaders. However, this offer was ultimately rejected by hardliners in the red shirt movement. The split between the red shirt ‘hawks and doves’ suggests that there is no way out of the crisis without more bloodshed. So far, this latest spate of unrest in Bangkok has resulted in the deaths of 16 people.
The Thai government has said that security forces are being used to surround and isolate the protest site. Yesterday, the government announced that the security forces were in control of the situation, but it may still take a few days before things return to normal. That official assessment could prove to be wishful thinking with sporadic clashes continuing overnight between troops and red shirt protesters.
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