20 stories that changed our world in 2010
From Wikileaks to potential war in Korea to red shirts in Thailand, these were some of the big stories we couldn't stop talking about in Asia this year
1.Red shirts protest in Thailand
It began in March with peaceful protests by supporters of ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, and ended two months later with 90 dead and more than 1,400 wounded, in a swath of violence spanning seven provinces.
The original movement hoped to force Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva’s strict parliamentary regime to call early elections.
The United Front of Democracy Against Dictatorship, also known as the red shirts, seized upon the cause and mobilized thousands to hit the streets, launching grenades and setting fire to banks, shopping malls and the stock exchange.
In May, an all-out military assault beat back the protesters, in a horrific crackdown witnessed around the world. Red shirt leaders soon surrendered and were jailed, ending a bizarre series of incidents that further polarized this usually peaceful “land of smiles.” The surprising coda is how quickly the country returned to calm and comparative normality.
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