Thailand’s Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has said the government’s door is "still open" to dialogue with the opposition to end the country’s political crisis.
Speaking to foreign journalists on Saturday, she acknowledged she saw no quick end to the current impasse, but stressed she did not want to cling to power. At least five people have died and close to 300 have been injured in protests.
Tensions eased this week, ahead of birthday celebrations to honor King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who turned 86 on Thursday. Opposition leader Suthep Thaugsuban has vowed to overthrow Yingluck’s government, calling for a non-elected "People’s Council". Yingluck, the sister of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, was democratically elected in a landslide vote two years ago.
Source: CCTV
