Bangkok – Thailand’s government said on Tuesday the latest demands of protesters camped on the streets of Bangkok were unclear, suggesting there would be no swift end to demonstrations crippling the capital.

The anti-government “red shirts” are refusing to halt their protest, which has paralysed an upmarket commercial district and scared off tourists, until a deputy prime minister faces charges over a clash with troops in April that killed 25 people.

“The government has done its best,” said spokesperson Panitan Wattanayagorn. “It’s not clear to me what they are demanding so we can’t respond to something we don’t understand.”

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