Thailand is calmed, but issues remain
BANGKOK - Flights in and out of Bangkok resumed yesterday after protests that paralyzed the capital's international airport for more than a week ended with the peaceful ouster of the prime minister.
But most of the explosive issues that have divided the country for more than two years remained unresolved
"It is nothing more than an intermission. It is not over until the two sides of the political spectrum can reconcile and the prospect of that happening is very bleak," said Charnvit Kasetsiri, a historian.
The People's Alliance for Democracy, which has led six months of street demonstrations and the airport protests, warned that it would be back on the streets if a new government maintained links to the man who has torn apart the Thai political fabric since being ousted in a military coup in September 2006 - Thaksin Shinawatra.
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