By Vincent Fernando, CFA
Business Insider
The Thai protest-backing general, 'Seh Daeng', died today, from a sniper shot to the head he suffered while being interview by the New York Times. Street battles continue to rage, with a firefight last night at the Dusit Thani hotel remarkably described in quite detail via twitter by the war reporter Michael Yon.
Monday and Tuesday have been declared holidays and the Thai government has warned protesters that any remaining within their main 'Ratchprasong' central bangkok base after 3pm today will be subject to 2 years in prison. NGOs and other organizations are also trying get women protesters and their children out of the protest area. Problem is, many don't want to leave and have instead set up a refuge in a temple within the protesters' zone.
Unfortunately, he'll probably have a lot more to report
It's been a horrific situation so far, but unfortunately I expect the crackdown to intensify within the next two days. In response, the retaliation from the red shirt protesters could easily intensify as well as increasing numbers of protesters are pushed into radical violent behavior after seeing their fellows shot and killed.
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