Thailand: “Red-Shirt” Protests in Bangkok, Bad Air in Chiang Mai

By Larry Habegger | Permalink | No Comments | March 17th, 2010 | Trackback

As promised, hundreds of thousands of “Red Shirt” protesters descended on Bangkok to demand the prime minister resign and fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra be allowed to return. The demonstrations over several days became theatrical when protesters had their blood drawn, then retrieved it to splash at the gates of Government House to symbolize the death of democracy. The rallies did not halt travel in or out of Bangkok and all airports were operating normally. In other news, the U.S. Consulate in Chiang Mai released an alert stating that during the dry season from now until June, the air quality in the city and other areas of Northern Thailand could pose a health hazard because of smoke and other pollution.

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