Anti-Government Protests "Stepped Up" in Thailand

(RV - 17 Apr 2010) Thai anti-government protesters stepped up security at their base in a Bangkok shopping centre today, a week after bloody clashes with security forces killed 24 people.

The "red shirts" have pledged to turn the area into a "final battleground" to oust Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva.

Dr. Apisake Monthienvichienchai is a lecturer at St. John’s University in Bangkok. He fears that there will be more casualties if another confrontation occurs.