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BANGKOK - THAILAND'S royalist 'Yellow Shirts' said on Friday they would join a weekend rally in Bangkok to accuse the government of ceding territory to Cambodia, in a show of strength for the nationalistic movement.
At least 2,000 people are expected to attend the protest outside Government House on Saturday in defiance of an emergency decree in the capital, organisers said.
The Yellows, formally called the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD), have previously allied themselves with the current Thai political leadership but the spat is the latest sign that relations have soured.
Key PAD figure Sondhi Limthongkul on Friday accused Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva of 'lying to the entire Thai nation' about the territorial issue.
The PAD has criticised the governing Democrat party of signing up to a deal with Thailand's neighbour in 2000 that the Yellows believe paved the way for recognition of a Cambodian land claim.
The group has demanded that Thailand tear up the memorandum of understanding, eject Cambodian citizens from the disputed 4.6 square kilometre area and try to regain control of the Preah Vihear temple. -- AFP
BANGKOK - THAILAND'S royalist 'Yellow Shirts' said on Friday they would join a weekend rally in Bangkok to accuse the government of ceding territory to Cambodia, in a show of strength for the nationalistic movement.
At least 2,000 people are expected to attend the protest outside Government House on Saturday in defiance of an emergency decree in the capital, organisers said.
The Yellows, formally called the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD), have previously allied themselves with the current Thai political leadership but the spat is the latest sign that relations have soured.
Key PAD figure Sondhi Limthongkul on Friday accused Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva of 'lying to the entire Thai nation' about the territorial issue.
The PAD has criticised the governing Democrat party of signing up to a deal with Thailand's neighbour in 2000 that the Yellows believe paved the way for recognition of a Cambodian land claim.
The group has demanded that Thailand tear up the memorandum of understanding, eject Cambodian citizens from the disputed 4.6 square kilometre area and try to regain control of the Preah Vihear temple. -- AFP
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