Thailand Political Crisis Set for Crunch Weekend

By Agence France-Presse on 2:45 pm December 20, 2013. Category Editor's Choice, International, SE Asia Tags: Thailand, Thailand Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, Thailand Red Shirts Protest, Thaksin Shinawatra Anti-government protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban receives a donation from his supporters as he marches during a rally at a major business district in Bangkok Dec. 20, 2013. (Reuters Photo/Kerek Wongsa) Bangkok. Thailand’s political crisis is poised to enter a crucial new phase this weekend as the main opposition mulls a possible boycott of snap polls and protesters ramp up rallies aimed at toppling the government. Bangkok has been rocked by weeks of street marches, with demonstrators...