Political analyst Thitinan Pongsudhirak from Chulalongkorn University says the situation is now "fluid and combustible".
While the protests in Thailand have suffered a setback because of the arrests stemming from the emergency decree, it is likely to "maintain traction because popular grievances are so wide and deep", Thitinan says.
"Repression without any reform will lead to more radicalization and conflict... This is Thailand's grinding transformation to arrive in the 21st century."
(Writer & Editor: BURS-LPM/DHC/RMA, Agence France-Presse)
Source: http://u.afp.com/3rgr
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