Thailand protesters, government brace for conflict as deadline to end standoff passes
Monday, May 17, 2010 - 11:31
in Mathematics & Economics
Some 'Red Shirt' demonstrators leave their Bangkok encampment, but thousands of others stand their ground. The death toll from street fighting rises to 37. A deadline passed Monday for anti-government protesters to leave their encampment in a posh Bangkok shopping district as the five-day death toll from street fighting rose to 37 people and many schools and businesses remained shuttered.