Fortunately or unfortunately, I am spending my time in Thailand at a really pivotal moment in history. The Thai people have found their government to be corrupt and are in an attempt to overthrow the current PM, Yingluck Shinawatra. These protests are easy to find as they are blocking a bunch of major roads and are located off of some BTS skytrain stops.
According to BBC,
The Thai government has imposed a 60-day state of emergency in the capital, Bangkok, and the surrounding provinces, from Wednesday, to cope with unrest.
The decree gives the government wide-ranging powers to deal with disorder.
Anti-government protesters have been blocking parts of the capital to try to force PM Yingluck Shinawatra to resign.
They accuse the government of being run by exiled former leader Thaksin Shinawatra, the brother of the current prime minister.
Ms Yingluck has refused to resign and has called an election on 2 February to pacify the protesters.
You can find more information here or check out any major news site.
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