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Edition: U.S. Article Comments (2) Slideshow Video Save Email Print Reprints Most Popular Most Shared U.S. setting bad example on protectionism - Sarkozy 12 Mar 2010 Venezuela's Chavez calls for internet controls 13 Mar 2010 Att'y general failed to give legal briefs to Senate 12 Mar 2010 Google "99.9 pct" sure to shut China search engine-FT 13 Mar 2010 "Insulted" by Israel, U.S. scrambles to save talks | Video 13 Mar 2010 Venezuela's Chavez calls for internet controls 13 Mar 2010 Nurses' union: Care does not include sex 11 Mar 2010 Cheap cigars, politics and the Volcker Rule 12 Mar 2010 Att'y general failed to give legal briefs to Senate 12 Mar 2010 Lehman report may point way for criminal charges 12 Mar 2010 Thousands of protesters gather in Bangkok, seek polls Ambika Ahuja BANGKOK Sun Mar 14, 2010 1:31am EST Related News "Red shirt" leaders say a million Thais to protest Sat, Mar 13 2010 UPDATE 1-"Red shirt" leaders say a million Thais to protest Sat, Mar 13 2010 "Red shirt" leaders say a million Thais to protest Sat, Mar 13 2010 Thai protesters start bid to topple government Fri, Mar 12 2010 Scenarios: Will Thailand's government ride out the storm? Fri, Mar 12 2010 Related Video More Bangkok protesters arrive Sat, Mar 13 2010 < 1 / 9 > View Full Size BANGKOK (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of protesters converged in Bangkok on Sunday to give Thailand's military-backed government an ultimatum: either call elections or face crippling demonstrations across the capital in coming days. World About 80,000 red-shirted supporters of former premier Thaksin Shinawatra, ousted in a military coup in 2006, arrived in trucks, cars and motorbikes from rural provinces over the weekend, carrying red flags and blaring music about democracy and freedom. Thousands more were expected by Sunday evening, including hundreds who boarded boats in nearby provinces. Investors worry that any violence could derail a nascent recovery in Southeast Asia's second-biggest economy. Protest leaders insist the rally will be peaceful even if it lasts for days. They plan to maintain pressure on Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to dissolve parliament and call an election Thaksin's allies would be well placed to win. "We're asking the government to relinquish power and return it to the people," said Veera Musikapong, chairman of the protest group, the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD), setting a 24-hour deadline for Abhisit to dissolve parliament. If that is not met, they will march throughout Bangkok on Monday, said protest leader Nattawut Saikua, raising the prospect of paralyzing many of the capital's already-congested streets. Abhisit must go to the polls by the end of next year. In his weekly radio address on Sunday, he indicated immediate elections were unlikely, citing the tense political climate and his coalition government's parliamentary majority. Thailand deployed 50,000 police, soldiers and other security forces across Bangkok after government warnings of potential sabotage, including bombings and arson. Several foreign embassies urged their nationals in Bangkok to be cautious. "It may get more volatile after a few days as the protest leaders step up their measures and people are tired and frustrated," National Security Council Secretary General Thawil Pliensri told Reuters. "We have to make sure there is no damage." Protesters accuse the government of scaremongering. Take a Look on the political crisis in Thailand. The latest turbulence adds to a seemingly intractable political crisis that broadly pits the military, urban elite and royalists, who wear the revered king's traditional color of yellow at protests, against the mainly rural Thaksin supporters. The protesters say the British-born, Oxford-educated Abhisit came to power illegitimately, heading a coalition the military cobbled together after courts dissolved a pro-Thaksin party that led the previous coalition government. Crowds gathered under tents and umbrellas, sitting on plastic sheets and mats listening to speeches and folk songs on stage. "This government angers me. I never cared much about politics until a few years ago when it becomes so clear they are trying to hold onto power at the expense of people like us," said Teerachai Sukpitak, a farmer from northeast Leoi province. The protesters chafe at what they say is an "unelected elite" preventing allies of twice-elected Thaksin from returning to power through a vote. Adding to their anger, Thailand's top court seized $1.4 billion of his assets last month, saying it was accrued through abuse of power. "We are here to ask for justice and for rule of law to be applied to all," one protest leader, Weng Torirajkan, told cheering supporters. "The government cannot do it because it's too busy serving the elite." Thailand was plagued by political upheaval in 2008 when yellow-shirted protesters who opposed Thaksin's allies in the previous government occupied the prime minister's office for three months, and then formed a blockade at Bangkok's international airport until a court ousted the government. Thaksin, a 60-year-old former telecommunications tycoon, has lived in self-exile mostly in Dubai since he was sentenced to two years in prison in 2008 on graft charges. He spoke to supporters by video link from an undisclosed location in Europe late on Saturday, urging them to rally together to topple the government. "Keep good health, be patient and stay strong," he said. "The more they bully me, the more I will fight." He is beloved in the vote-rich north and northeast after becoming the first Thai leader to win election twice, both in landslides, largely by reaching out to the poor through unprecedented populist policies such as universal healthcare. His critics accuse him of authoritarianism, corruption and undermining the monarchy. (Writing by Jason Szep; Editing by Jerry Norton) World Comments See All Comments (2) | Post Comment Mar 13, 2010 11:48pm EST The problem with the Red Shirts is that they are mostly paid by Thaksin and his organizations to attend or vote. To get votes he paid THB1,000 and to attend this latest protest his organizations are paying THB 500 to every demonstrator. Thaksin him self is playing this situation to establish him self as the true new ruller for Thailand to replace the monarchy. His latest remark that he is aware that the aristocratic elite and he is not naming the person is a clear shot at the King and insulting the Royal Family and the monarchy. Unfortunately most of his supporters are not that versed with the wording technique that Thaksin uses so they do not understand that he is insulting the King and asking for the King to be displaced. The current government has been elected by the same members that voted before for Thaksin, just that some of them woke up and decided to build a government of unity instead of corruption. If the Red Shirts want to the law to work, than they need to accept the current government and wait for the elections in 2011. They also need to press Thaksin to come back to Thailand and submit him self to accept his jail term and fight it legally and not by hurting the country. Thaksin personal agenda is hurting THialand and its citizens. His actions and the ones of the Red Shirts are the reason for Thailand to not prosper but to fall back economically. First it was the one million Red Shirts will demonstrate. Now it is maybe 100,000. Their threats to burn Bangkok to overturn the government is a clear indication of how ruthless Thaksin is to achieve power. His own wealth is more important than his country! zd14689 Report As Abusive Mar 14, 2010 1:48am EST I’m an American Thai, and thankful to be free of the burden, common to so many countries, of allegiance to religion/nation and/or their symbols. Yes, the King is holy, but this world consists only of men, women and their motives. I am proud of Thai history, but what was the modern kingdom other than aristocracy? Most of it is make-believe. Only in some countries, where there is no tradition can people begin to free themselves of nationalism/religion. Someday Thailand may choose justice over fairy tales. Maybe it’s hopeless, traditional Bangkok won’t free itself of illusions of perfect royalty. How else can they keep denying that the king is a puppet? Thaksin is a typical politician, but he ended the tyranny of Bangkok, and was the first one to give a crap about the poor. No one ever gave them health care? Well that was a mistake. No one can stop what happened. There will be a revolution, the slave’s minds have been freed, and whether Thaksin is there or not they want freedom. Everyone who thinks knows this, credible reports coming from the top Thai schools tend to support the reds, it’s doubtful that any real intellectuals support the yellows. I’m some random commenter, call me a fake Thai or whatever, but just look at what the well-educated, non-partisan Thai are saying. Will Bkk wake up? Not easily. It will be hard for us to change, but something’s got to give. qing_mai Report As Abusive See All Comments (2) Add a Comment More from Reuters Republicans say door open on financial reform WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bipartisan financial regulation reform bill could still be worked out in the Senate, despite a breakdown in negotiations, key Republicans said in a letter obtained by Reuters on Saturday. 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