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<p>Numbers were not the point of the latest yellow-shirt rally, because the rally was aimed at exposing the Abhisit government’s hidden agenda in amending the constitution, to show the public that this government could not be trusted, said Suriyasai Katasila, coordinator of the People’s Alliance for Democracy (PAD), in an interview with Post Today about the low turnout of PAD supporters in front of Parliament on 23-25 Nov. </p>
<p>MAE SOT, Thailand – More than 200 refugees crossed into Thailand over the weekend after clashes between Burmese troops and a faction of a Karen armed group broke out anew on November 27.</p>
<p>Kavin Charin, 49, travelled to the South many times to peddle goods such as herbal ointments, inhalants, balms and miscellaneous goods. In late August, she took her daughter along, and the daughter was killed on her first trip.</p>
<p>The Prime Minister was concerned about the Centre for the Resolution of Emergency Situation’s ban on rally merchandise. It should be made clear that prosecution will proceed in the case of any materials which offend the monarchy, but the CRES must not get involved in cases of offences against individuals, Abhisit Vejjajiva told a seminar.</p>
<p>A worker for a car cleaning service in Mukdahan is the latest suspect to be arrested by police for the burning of the provincial hall during the unrest on 19 May.</p>
<p>On 24 Nov, at about 9.50 pm, Chamlong Srimuang vowed to the yellow shirts in front of Parliament that they would have a long big fight on 11 Dec, saying these three days are considered a dress rehearsal, <a href="http://www.manager.co.th/Politics/ViewNews.aspx?NewsID=9530000166441">ASTV-Manager</a> reports.</p>
<p>Army Chief Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha said that the PAD had the legal right to hold rallies during Parliament’s consideration of charter amendments as long as they did not use violence. The Emergency Decree has to be kept in force until the situation returns to normal. He insisted that there were never double standards regarding enforcement of the decree, and all groups had been treated equally, according to an <a href="http://www.manager.co.th/Home/ViewNews.aspx?NewsID=9530000166028">ASTV-Manager report</a> on 24 Nov.</p>
<p>On 22 Nov, Jun Maruyama, First Secretary for Political Affairs of the Japanese Embassy in Thailand, met with Deputy Commander of Metropolitan Police Pol Maj Gen Sumeth Ruangsawat to hear about progress in the police investigation into the case of Hiro Muramoto, a photographer for Reuters who was killed during the military crackdown on the red shirts at Khok Wua intersection in Bangkok on 10 April.</p>
<p>Hundreds of supporters of the People’s Alliance for Democracy came out to protest against charter amendments in front of Parliament. Sondhi Limthongkul demanded a referendum prior to any amendments, while Praphan Koonmee said outright that he wished for a coup today, and without a coup Abhisit would never have become Prime Minister. </p>
<p>Police arrested a flip-flop vendor at the red shirt rally at Ratchaprasong intersection, and confiscated about 100 pairs of flip-flops bearing the PM’s face.</p>
<p>Wasu Suriyakansai, 59, was beaten unconscious by soldiers during the military crackdown on the red shirts on the afternoon of 10 April at Ratchadamnoen Rd. He regained consciousness three days later in hospital. The People’s Information Centre (PIC) visited him and his wife at their home in Klong Luang district, Pathum Thani.</p>
<p>A Bangkok Democrat MP has urged police to press charges against Thaksin Shinawatra for hiring Robert Amsterdam to publish the ‘White Paper’, which he says is offensive to the monarchy and the courts. </p>