Bangkok Shutdown: Anti-government protesters bring Thai city to a standstill

 
Busy streets: protesters march in downtown Bangkok
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Andrew Drummond13 January 2014

Thousands of anti-government demonstrators were continuing to bring central Bangkok to a standstill today with barricades at major roads.

Protesters included unions, Bangkok’s urban middle class, bikers and even ladyboys.

The campaign of sit-ins and road blocks began in November.

Colourful: a woman waves the Thai flag (Picture: Getty)

They want to replace the government of prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra with an unelected “People’s Council” before elections are held on February 2.

They allege Ms Yingluck is a proxy for her brother, former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who was ousted in 2006 after being found guilty of corruption.

Crowds: people wave national flags as they occupy Victory Monument (Picture: Getty)
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Protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban said: “We are here until the government goes completely and we have political reform.”

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