Red & yellow
There are two major protest groups in Thailand: protestors with Red Shirts and protestors with Yellow Shirts. They have extremely different political and social ideologies or ideas; protestors with Red Shirts support Pheu Thai party, while protestors with Yellow Shirts support democrats. “Red Shirts” support Thaksin and “Yellow Shirts” opposes the control and the presence of Thaksin in Thailand.
The Red Shirts is also called United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship as known as UDD. Most of supporters or protestors are working class people from outside Bangkok and north side of Thailand. Red Shirts is formed because of coup in 2006 when Thaksin was ousted by military and exiled. There were many protests that fought with democrat government and with army that supported kingdom. In 2011, Red Shirts became allies of Pheu Thai party when Thaksin’s sister Yingluck led the party and won the election in 2011 to become Thailand’s first woman prime minister.
The Yellow Shirts is called People’s Alliance for Democracy as known as PAD. Most of people in yellow shirts support military and king. King wears yellow shirts, which is the reason why protestors wear yellow-colored shirts. Yellow shirt also means loyalty to monarchy as well. Yellow Shirt protestors accused Thaksin as his abuse of power and corruption of government of Thailand in 2006. In 2010s, Yellow Shirt protestors were worried about reconciliation bill or amnesty bill that can allow Thaksin’s return to Thai politics, and protested against the bill that Yingluck tried to pass. Finally, Yellow Shirts protestors initiated Thailand political crisis or activism movement in late 2013.
Yellow and Red Shirts protestors are totally opposed each other. Therefore, it is important for not only citizens in Thailand but also tourists that all people should not or are not recommended to wear red or yellow shirts in Thailand in these days.
The Red Shirts is also called United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship as known as UDD. Most of supporters or protestors are working class people from outside Bangkok and north side of Thailand. Red Shirts is formed because of coup in 2006 when Thaksin was ousted by military and exiled. There were many protests that fought with democrat government and with army that supported kingdom. In 2011, Red Shirts became allies of Pheu Thai party when Thaksin’s sister Yingluck led the party and won the election in 2011 to become Thailand’s first woman prime minister.
The Yellow Shirts is called People’s Alliance for Democracy as known as PAD. Most of people in yellow shirts support military and king. King wears yellow shirts, which is the reason why protestors wear yellow-colored shirts. Yellow shirt also means loyalty to monarchy as well. Yellow Shirt protestors accused Thaksin as his abuse of power and corruption of government of Thailand in 2006. In 2010s, Yellow Shirt protestors were worried about reconciliation bill or amnesty bill that can allow Thaksin’s return to Thai politics, and protested against the bill that Yingluck tried to pass. Finally, Yellow Shirts protestors initiated Thailand political crisis or activism movement in late 2013.
Yellow and Red Shirts protestors are totally opposed each other. Therefore, it is important for not only citizens in Thailand but also tourists that all people should not or are not recommended to wear red or yellow shirts in Thailand in these days.