Clashes are expected today as thousands of government supporters and protesters convene in Bangkok for rival gatherings, as former Democrat MP Suthep Thaugsuban announced yesterday that different groups were getting together to “root out the Thaksin regime”.

At the Democracy Monument protest site, Suthep ushered a group of academics, representatives of labour unions from state enterprises, members of the Silom business community, political activists among others to stage in front of thousands of cheering protesters.

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