PM assigns red shirts to deal with protests

The prime minister has instructed for a proactive campaign to address the people's grievances and designated the red shirts to preempt the protests from eruption.

PM Yingluck Shinawatra on Thursday appointed deputy secretary general to the prime minister Prasit Chaiviratana to lead the panel in charge of the campaign, deputy government spokesman Anusorn Eiamsa-ard said.

Anusorn said he and a number of red shirts, who are presently office horders at Government House, would also be on the Prasit panel.

The Nation