source:http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/SEAsia/Story/STIStory_527512.html

BANGKOK - THAI news reports say a renegade army general who worked for Red Shirt protesters has died of gunshot wounds in hospital Monday, five days after he was shot by a sniper.

Channel 9 television, Thai Rath newspaper and other media outlets said Maj. Gen. Khattiya Sawasdiphol died on Monday. Maj. Gen. Khattiya was the military strategist of the Red Shirts. He was shot in the head on Wednesday.

The attack triggered widespread street fighting between anti-government protesters and the army in central Bangkok. At least 36 people - all civilians - have died in the violence.

The Red Shirts have been protesting since mid-March demanding the immediate resignation of Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, the dissolution of Parliament and new elections.

Violent clashes in Bangkok have left 35 people dead, officials said Monday, after the government ruled out foreign intervention to end the two-month stand-off.

The worsening violence has turned parts of the city into no-go zones as troops use live ammunition against anti-government demonstrators, who have blocked streets with burning tyres, and fought back with homemade weapons.

my comments:

After i read this article,i really feel that the behaviour of the Red Shirt protesters are really too far abroad. Why? Their actions are irrational and unreasonable,in my opinion,as it had caused multiple deaths of civilians. Also, the security of the country is badly affected and this had driven foreign investors and tourists away from the country due to the violence the Red Shirt protesters had shown, affecting the economic stability.

But what i do not understand is that,why are the Red Shirt protesters extremely paranoid and patriotic about who becomes the prime minister to such extent that they caused deaths of their fellow countrymen? Dont these people have work or family which they can get back to at the end of the day?

I really believe that Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva will govern Thailand to prosperity and shape the country to have a strong economic at a global level,as compared to the former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. But it really saddened me to know that in Thailand,people put their own interests first before the security and safety of the people and the country.

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NURHIDAYAH