Thailand Protests Reveal Deep Divisions
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AlterNet (April 15): Is Thailand on the Brink of Civil War?
BBC (April 14): No winners in Thailand's crisis
New York Times (April 14): Thai Protests Reveal Deep Divisions
Globe and Mail: Thai unrest claims two lives
Globe and Mail: Mark MacKinnon in Thailand (also on Twitter)
updated April 15, 2009
As the turmoil in Thailand comes to an end, journalists and experts ponder the country's future, and analyze the division between the "red shirts" and "yellow shirts."
updated April 14, 2009
Protesters are dispersing, and media and bloggers say the uprising will soon end.
April 13, 2009
The tense situation in Bangkok, Thailand receives widespread media attention as protesters, adorned in red shirts, take to the streets demanding Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva resign. The disruptions cancelled the ASEAN summit that was supposed to transpire in Bangkok over the weekend. The protesters support former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, ousted in a bloodless 2006 coup. Government troops forced the protesters to retreat to the neighborhoods where clashes with residents occurred, resulting in two deaths.
The United States and other countries issued travel advisories to avoid Thailand and for those already in Bangkok to stay away from the protests. Thailand relies heavily on tourism, and Bangkok is popular during Thai new year, Songkran, April 13-15. Many festivities were cancelled and shops shuttered. In 2008, some Thailand airports were closed because of demonstrators, which left thousands of tourists and businesspeople stranded.
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