Thailand protests: red-shirts shut down Victory Monument

by Newley on April 9, 2009 · 0 comments

The latest from Bangkok: red-shirt protesters have shut down the Victory Monument area, one of the city’s busiest intersections, with parked taxis.

Here’s more from The Straits Times, The Nation, and the Bangkok Post.

Tagged as: Red shirts, Thailand, thailand_protests

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