The red shirts are rallying in 17 provinces in the North and the Northeast to support their fellow protesters in Bangkok, Interior Minister Chaovarat Chanweerakul said on Thursday.
“Although protests are sprounting up, there are no reports of any danger,” he said, reaffirming the authorities can control the situation.
Provincial governors are under instruction to enforce a highest-level security to protect government installations in their respective provinces, he said.
Security forces in the provinces have been tasked to guard provincial halls but not to clash with protesters if they staged a raid, he said, explaining that security cameras would record each incident for the prosecution.
Red stands for undying militance.