Thousands of Thais are not celebrating Songkran, or the water festival today, and instead are taking to the streets of Bangkok. Read this little exerpt:

Thai protesters and government forces clashed early Monday in the capital Bangkok, with numerous injures reported as violence intensified in public demonstrations that forced the cancellation of a major regional summit, according to news media accounts from the region.

Source: Market Watch

People with travel plans are warned to stay away from Bangkok and those who are in Bangkok should exercise precaution to stay away from the streets. Looking at the rate it is going, it does not seem to be easing and tension is getting greater as the ousted Prime Minister is strongly backing the red shirts in going all the way with their call for Abhisit to step down.

It is indeed a pity to see a country in such a state. Already the economy is going downhill, and to be saddled with a political issue and social unrest is totally unthinkable. What will happen to Thailand after all this mess is over, whether a new government is installed or not? Nobody knows the future anymore.

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