A mask of former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Red rose and banners are left by anti-government red shirt protesters after clashes with the country’s security forces in central Bangkok May 20, 2010.
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Last night, survivors of Bangkok’s bloody week were scrambling home to the north and north-east on buses and trains.
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Mr Somphong did not know how many of those who died in Bangkok came from Udon Thani, but he said the deaths would inspire further resistance: ”We won’t give up. We will keep fighting for democracy.”
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The feeling of difference is reinforced by the fact that Isaan is the poorest region of the country. It has low levels of literacy that lead some into low-paid work in Bangkok as maids, motorcycle taxi drivers and, for many women, as prostitutes.
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