Thailand: Songkran Cools Off Protests, but Red Shirts Vow to Press On

By Larry Habegger | Permalink | No Comments | April 14th, 2010 | Trackback

The Thai New Year’s festival Songkran cooled off tensions in Bangkok at least temporarily, but the Red Shirt protesters vowed to continue their efforts to force the government to resign and call new elections. The break followed the imposition of a state of emergency that banned public gatherings of more than five people, and the worst violence in Bangkok since 1992 that occurred on the edge of Khao San Road, a prime tourist district. More unrest is likely because the Red Shirt leader said they were no longer interested in negotiating with the government.

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