Sunday, September 7, 2008

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hai protesters enjoy free food, $3 massage
By JOCELYN GECKER 1 day ago
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) Once open only to the ruling elite, Thailand's stately Government House has turned into a cross between a refugee camp and a village fairground.
Thousands of anti-government protesters occupying the prime minister's office compound have set up a tent city complete with free food, outdoor showers, entertainment, massages and lots of manicured shrubs for hanging laundry to dry.
The siege, in its 11th day Friday, is aimed at forcing Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej to resign. The demonstrators have not succeeded in kicking him out of office, but they have kept him out his office.
To ease the kinks caused by round-the-clock protesting, massage services are available under the shade of palm trees for $3 an hour.
In a live radio broadcast Thursday, Samak called the situation a national embarrassment and refused to step down drawing boos and jeers from thousands of protesters fanning themselves on lawn chairs outside his office.
'I am outside and can't work properly,' Samak said, his speech broadcast from a sound stage set up on the Government House lawn.
Samak initially based himself at a military headquarters outside Bangkok, but his aides say he has lately worked from an office at the Defense Ministry.
'Is it shameful? Yes, it is,' Samak said.
Still, authorities have been reluctant to use force against the crowd for fear they will be denounced for sparking violence with the protesters, who have armed themselves with makeshift weapons and vowed to resist any attempt to remove them



A massage at the Laveda Spa in the Ritz-Carlton in Istanbul, a luxury version of the traditional Turkish bath.




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