By John Roberts 11 October 2008 Violent clashes this week in Bangkok between police and anti-government demonstrators point to a growing desperation in Thailand’s ruling circles to end the months-long stand-off between the People Power Party (PPP)-led ruling coalition and the Peoples Alliance for Democracy (PAD). PAD demonstrators, who have been occupying the grounds of Government House since late August, took to the streets on Tuesday to demand that Prime Minister Somchai Wongasawat resign and parliament be dissolved. Last month, the security forces refused to enforce a state of emergency declared by Somchai’s predecessor, Samak Sundarevej. This week, police and soldiers turned out in force. Riot police moved in at dawn on Tuesday to break-up a blockade of the Thai parliament building by some 5,000 PAD supporters, who...
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