This is one of the biggest news today. Protest! Protest! This protest get over? Well, maybe when those Government official stop corrupting. So sad, but this issue are all over the world. Who is the leader has the power!Thailand's embattled prime minister vowed Thursday to end massive rallies against his rule without force -- raising the spectre of a prolonged siege of Bangkok's main government compound.
More than 10,000 protesters barricaded themselves in at Government House for a third day and formed human shields to protect their leaders from arrest in an effort to cripple Samak Sundaravej's administration and force him from office.
Apparently undeterred by mounting legal pressures for them to get out, protest leaders said they would camp out until Sunday at least, and constructed barriers of tyres and barbed wire to keep police out.
The prime minister, who has pledged to stay in power , said police would not storm the compound but authorities would instead wait for the protesters to give themselves up in an effort to avoid bloodshed.
"Foreign countries are monitoring and keeping a close watch and waiting for a showdown," Samak told reporters.
"There will be no showdown."
He said the siege of his main headquarters would not be allowed to drag on forever, but threw the ball into the court of the protest leaders.
"Whenever it ends, it ends -- it's up to them," he said. "I assign police to do this task without forcibly dispersing the rally."
Thai courts have ordered protesters to clear out of Government House immediately and issued arrest warrants for nine of the protest leaders , but the anti-Samak alliance remained defiant.
Sondhi Limthongkul, a media mogul and key leader of the People's Alliance for a showdown," Samak told reporters. Full Article here.
More than 10,000 protesters barricaded themselves in at Government House for a third day and formed human shields to protect their leaders from arrest in an effort to cripple Samak Sundaravej's administration and force him from office.
Apparently undeterred by mounting legal pressures for them to get out, protest leaders said they would camp out until Sunday at least, and constructed barriers of tyres and barbed wire to keep police out.
The prime minister, who has pledged to stay in power , said police would not storm the compound but authorities would instead wait for the protesters to give themselves up in an effort to avoid bloodshed.
"Foreign countries are monitoring and keeping a close watch and waiting for a showdown," Samak told reporters.
"There will be no showdown."
He said the siege of his main headquarters would not be allowed to drag on forever, but threw the ball into the court of the protest leaders.
"Whenever it ends, it ends -- it's up to them," he said. "I assign police to do this task without forcibly dispersing the rally."
Thai courts have ordered protesters to clear out of Government House immediately and issued arrest warrants for nine of the protest leaders , but the anti-Samak alliance remained defiant.
Sondhi Limthongkul, a media mogul and key leader of the People's Alliance for a showdown," Samak told reporters. Full Article here.
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