SHRUGGING off the ''multi-color'' tag for the moment, about 100 representatives of the People's Alliance for Democracy presented a letter of support for Thailand's national government at Phuket's Royal Navy base today.
Yellow shirt leader Aparat Chutikamjom said the PAD wants the army to ''do its job properly'' and stop the red-shirt protest in Bangkok. A senior navy officer accepted the letter and said it would be forwarded.
Yellow shirt rallies were held at military bases nationwide, Associated Press reported, with the main gathering in Bangkok outside the 11th Infantry Regiment, which has served as Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva''s home and office since the rival red shirts launched protests in mid-March to demand the government's resignation.
Phuket usually votes heavily Democrat, for the present PM's ruling party, although the establishment of the PAD's own national party may leave people on Phuket undecided at the next national election between voting for the Democrats or the yellow shirts.
Yellow shirts invaded Phuket airport in 2008 as a prelude to the invasion of Suvarnabhumi airport in Bangkok later that year, which crippled tourism but helped bring down Thailand's then-red government.
There is a small but active red shirt group on Phuket. About 500 Phuket red shirt supporters headed for Bangkok in mid-March, but only a few remain in the capital.
Phuket red leader Sunthorn Toema told Phuketwan today that he was manning a checkpoint at the Bangkok redoubt. We asked him whether, because the red shirts are no longer wearing red shirts, it was possible to tell friends from foes.
He said about 50 infiltrators were stopped at the checkpoints every day. People getting through needed to know the secret symbol.
Phuketwan asked him what the symbol was for entry to the red encampment . . . but for some reason, he declined to tell us.
Yellow shirt leader Aparat Chutikamjom said the PAD wants the army to ''do its job properly'' and stop the red-shirt protest in Bangkok. A senior navy officer accepted the letter and said it would be forwarded.
Yellow shirt rallies were held at military bases nationwide, Associated Press reported, with the main gathering in Bangkok outside the 11th Infantry Regiment, which has served as Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva''s home and office since the rival red shirts launched protests in mid-March to demand the government's resignation.
Phuket usually votes heavily Democrat, for the present PM's ruling party, although the establishment of the PAD's own national party may leave people on Phuket undecided at the next national election between voting for the Democrats or the yellow shirts.
Yellow shirts invaded Phuket airport in 2008 as a prelude to the invasion of Suvarnabhumi airport in Bangkok later that year, which crippled tourism but helped bring down Thailand's then-red government.
There is a small but active red shirt group on Phuket. About 500 Phuket red shirt supporters headed for Bangkok in mid-March, but only a few remain in the capital.
Phuket red leader Sunthorn Toema told Phuketwan today that he was manning a checkpoint at the Bangkok redoubt. We asked him whether, because the red shirts are no longer wearing red shirts, it was possible to tell friends from foes.
He said about 50 infiltrators were stopped at the checkpoints every day. People getting through needed to know the secret symbol.
Phuketwan asked him what the symbol was for entry to the red encampment . . . but for some reason, he declined to tell us.
