Thailand Civil Disorder
This is a general Thread to Discuss civil strife in Thailand where protests are causing clashes with authorities.
When riots happen in Thailand how are they normally quelled?
Note: There are more specific Threads that detail crime, politics and terrorism for Thailand - do search.
Shots fired as Thailand protest turn violent
Gunshots were heard at the scene of clashes between government supporters and foes in the Thai capital Saturday night (Local time) as violence took hold for the first time in a week of demonstrations against the government of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra. Ref. Source 9
Dozens hurt in Thai explosion
Dozens of people were wounded in Thailand's capital when a grenade blast ripped through a crowd of marching anti-government demonstrators, an ominous development that raises tensions in the country's political crisis and the specter of more bloodshed to come. Ref. Source 3
Thai protest leader killed during rallies to curb early elections:
An anti-government protest leader was shot dead in the Thai capital, where demonstrators have blocked most of the polling stations, preventing people from taking part in early voting ahead of the February-2 elections. Ref. Source 3
Explosion, gunfire ring out near Bangkok
An explosion and gunfire rang out near a sprawling anti-government protest site in the Thai capital early on Tuesday after the protesters' leader warned that government supporters were planning to bring armed militants to Bangkok. Ref. Source 6
Thailand: If It Looks Like a Coup, and Smells Like a Coup, It Is a Coup:
Despite military denials, the imposition of martial law across Thailand on Tuesday has been criticized by government supporters as yet another putsch - the last one being the 2006 ousting of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra Ref. Source 5