By now, Srithanonchai’s touchingly domestic scenes of the political standoff in Bangkok may be a thing of the past.

The crack down has begun. What bought this about can be debated later. For coverage, as usual, Bangkok Pundit is the best English language source.

So far there has been plenty of rough and tumble, but even the PAD mouthpiece Manager seems to be having difficulty backing up its claim of excessive police violence.

Let’s hope it stays that way.

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