Political unrest resurfaces in Thailand

Political unrest has resurfaced in Thailand, 6 years after the last one led to the election of the current government.

 

BBC News, reports that fresh protests occurred on Monday with as many as ten thousand in the streets of Bangkok calling for the current president of Thailand to resign.

 

The unrest has been triggered by a political amnesty bill was has been enforced by president Yingluck Shinawatra.  As a way to quiet down the unrest, the president has enacted the Internal Security Act. The act enables a curfew to control gatherings.

 

The protests are the first to hit the streets of Bangkok since the uprising against former president Thaksin Shinawatra, the current president's brother in 2006.

 

The crowd was a lot smaller in stature compared to Sunday's rally which drew 90 000 protestors.