We are likely to see many more photos like this one today as the PDRC makes its second march into Thonburi this week, the last before the big "Bangkok shutdown" on January 13. PAWAT LAOPAISARNTAKSIN
By Terry Fredrickson
The PDRC is marching on the Thonburi side of Bangkok again today, its last "warm up" march before the big city "shutdown" on January 13. We'll be watching
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PDRC to march to Thon Buri again
Online reporters
Today's march route as shown to the media yesterday. From PDRC English-language Facebook page
The People's Democratic Reform Committee has announced the route for its warm-up protest march today, in which anti-government demonstrators will again head to the Thon Buri side of the Chao Phraya River and back to Democracy Monument.
The protesters led by PDRC secretary-general Suthep Thaugsuban will start off at 9am and move in an 11km loop starting from Democracy Monument to the Memorial Bridge, Ban Khak intersection Wong Wian Yai, Dhonburi Rajabhat University, Pran Nok intersection Siriraj Hospital, Arun Amarin intersection and back to their main Ratchadamnoen base by crossing Somdet Phra Pin Klao Bridge.
The roads which will be used by the protesters en route from Memorial Bridge to Somdet Phra Pin Klao Bridge are Lat Ya, Prajadhipok, Itsaraphap, Wang Lang and Arun Amarin.
PDRC spokesman Akanat Promphan said the protesters are expected to return to Democracy Monument between 5pm and 6pm.
Thursday's anti-government march is the third by the PDRC to try to encourage Bangkokians to join the planned mass shutdown of the capital on Jan 13, to pressure the caretaker Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and her cabinet to step down
Vocabulary
base: a place from where an activity can be planned or controlled - ฐานที่มั่น
cabinet: the group of government ministers who make and approve government policy - คณะรัฐมนตรี
caretaker: in charge for a short time, until a new leader or government is chosen - รักษาการ
demonstrators: people who march with other people in public to show that they support or oppose something - ผู้ชุมนุมประท้วง
en route: on the way; bound for; while travelling from/to a particular place - มุ่งหน้าไป, ระหว่างทางไปถึงจุดหมายปลายทาง
encourage: to cause someone to want to do something - กระตุ้น ให้การสนับสนุน
intersection: a place where roads, lines, etc., join or cross each other - สี่แยก
loop: a circular shape - รูปวงแหวน
mass: large numbers - จำนวนมหาศาล
media: radio, television, newspaper, the Internet, considered as a group - สื่อ
memorial: a statue, stone, etc. that is built in order to remind people of an important past event or of a famous person who has died - อนุสรณ์
monument: a statue or building that is built to honour a special person or event - อนุสาวรีย์ หรืออนุสรณ์สถาน
pressure: to try to make someone do something by forcing, threatening, or persuading them in a determined way - กดดัน
reform: a change that is intended to correct a situation that is wrong or unfair - การแก้ไข การปฏิรูป
route: the roads used to go from one place to another - เส้นทาง
step down: resign or leave from a high position or job - ลาออก, ลาออกจากตำแหน่ง
