Reds to gather in Chaiyaphum despite emergency

Red-shirt leader in Surin Thappanom Namlee said there would be a merit-making ceremony to commemorate 100 days after the death of Boontham Thongpui, a red-shirt protester who died at Khok Wua Intersection during the anti-government rally on April 10. Pheu Thai MP Charoen Chankomol, who will chair the event, will also make a speech.

Deputy Pheu Thai Party spokesman Wim Roongwattanachinda said the party's strategic team has agreed to hold seminars for MPs and the MP candidate-to-be in the northern and northeastern provinces where emergency has been lifted.

The events would include speeches criticising the government's work and clarifying the red-shirt rallies, he said.

The events have been scheduled for July 29 in Lamphun, July 30 in Kamphaeng Phet, August 1 in Surin, August 2 in Si Sa Ket, August 6 in Nong Khai and August 8 in Ratchaburi, he said.