Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Up the hill backwards [-Abhisit's gov't: "the situation is under control" (sic!)]

Holding court Residents evacuated from the Bon Kai area find temporary lodging on the basketball court at the Wichutit school in Din Daeng. City Hall has also set up temporary shelters at Wichakorn and Samsen Nok for those looking to escape dangerous areas. PATTANAPONG HIRUNARD
ANALYSIS: The UDD, under ever-increasing pressure, has turned to international bodies for support

18/05/2010
By Saritdet Marukatat
Bangkok Post

The United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship faces an uphill battle in its call for international intervention to defuse the political tension.
As the government pressures protesters to end their rally, the UDD is now banking on outside pressure, mainly from the United Nations, to force Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva back to the negotiating table.
Since the red shirt protesters began their Bangkok rally on March 12, they have tried to internationalise the political conflict by seeking assistance from the UN, the European Union, the US and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
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