Thai progovernment “Red Shirts” protesters attend a rally to support the government in Bangkok on Sunday. Thousands of pro-government “Red Shirts” massed in Thailand’s capital to challenge attempts by opposition protesters to hand power to an unelected regime, warning that the kingdom was lurching towards “civil war.” AFP PHOTO
FOR Thailand, the week had begun with an earthquake that rocked the northern provinces, with dire warnings of possibly worse tremors to come.