BANGKOK, Jan 16 – Caretaker Deputy Prime Minister Surapong Tovichakchaikul today pleaded with protesters against their continued seizure of Bangkok to avoid further damage to the country.

Mr Surapong, who is concurrently foreign minister and chairman of the Centre for the Administration of Peace and Order (CAPO), cited the suspended issuance of passports at the Consular Affairs Department following protesters’ blockade of Chaeng Wattana Road since Monday.

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