BANGKOK: Riot police took up positions early Wednesday around Thailand's main government compound, as authorities tried to negotiate an end to protests aimed at forcing Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej to resign. ...full story at Channel NewsAsia
from Channel NewsAsia on Wed, Aug 27 2008
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