“Friendly” protesters are trying to shut the government. They’re occupying the finance ministry and have turned it into their de facto headquarters and their latest (peaceful) attack has been on Thailand’s equivalent of the FBI:
Anti-government protesters have forced the evacuation of Thailand’s top crime-fighting agency, on the fourth day of street demonstrations.
The marchers, who want the government to step down, targeted a complex of government offices outside the city.
The protest leader said they wanted to shut down government ministries in a bid to cause disruption.
They accuse the government of being controlled by the prime minister’s brother, Thaksin Shinawatra.
The BBC’s Lucy Williamson in Bangkok says the mood of the protesters is very friendly, as they and the government side shadow-box around each other.
You can find a quick primer on what’s fueling the protests—and why Bangkok is basically pitted against the rest of the country in this matter—over at CNN.
