(25 May 10 - RV) Thailand's cabinet today agreed to extend a night curfew in Bangkok
and 23 provinces until May 29. The curfew was put in place on May 19 after riots and
arson attacks across Bangkok and in at least six provinces in the wake of an army
crackdown to remove anti-government protesters in the capital. Dr. Charles Monthienvichienchai
is a lecturer at St. John’s University in Bangkok. He told us more about the road
to recovery, and the lessons to be learned from the recent violence: