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Thaksin allies to protest

Supporters of former Thai leader Thaksin Shinawatra will resume a street campaign in 10 days to try to force the "illegitimate" new government to call fresh elections, protest leaders said yesterday.

After weeks of relative calm in Thailand's long-running political crisis, the planned Jan 31 rally in Bangkok threatens to distract Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva's government as it tries to avoid a looming economic recession.