SE Asia Worries Thailand's Unrest Could Spread

Pro-government demonstrators carry Thai national flags and Thai King's portrait during a rally at Victory Monument in Bangkok, Thailand, 26 Apr 2010 (Photo: AP)

Brian Padden, VOA
Jakarta
27 April 2010

Thailand's neighbors are watching the political unrest in Bangkok with growing concern. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has said the protests there could spread economic and political instability throughout the region.

ASEAN has called on the Thai government and the anti-government demonstrators to exercise restraint and to seek a settlement through dialogue and reconciliation. The foreign ministers of Singapore and Indonesia have made similar statements.

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