The red shirt protests
The protesters - many of them women - continued to clap and cheer speakers on stage in the centre of their vast camp as a deadline passed.Soldiers have been shooting live rounds to keep protesters at a distance as one government minister said the operation to "seal the area" would continue.
Wednesday, 19th May. In the early morning hours, the Thai government soldiers moved into the occupied "red shirt" zone in Bangkok, Thailand. Fierce firefights broke out killing several soldiers and demonstrators. Later in the afternoon that same day, the red shirts set fire to at least 27 buildings including the stock exchange and a shopping mall.