(18 May 2010) SHOTLIST
1. Wide of anti-government "Red Shirt" protesters hiding behind tyres
2. Man pouring petrol onto tyres, then he runs away as someone sets tyres alight
3. Two men preparing bamboo tube, one of them pours water into bamboo tube, tilt down of tube
4. Wide of man setting off firework in bamboo rocket tube
5. Wide of debris and burnt out truck
6. Wide of man hiding behind tyres
7. Mid of anti-government protesters wearing black masks
8. Back shot of man walking through wooded area
9. Tracking, low shot of man walking up metal railing, another man walking down
10. Man walking up metal railing
11. Men, one wearing black ski mask, sitting behind tyres
12. Men walking through hole that has been carved in wall, masked protester passing in foreground
13. SOUNDBITE (Thai) Sarit Lekkla, protester and university student:
"It's always a risky operation, but it depends how cold blooded the soldiers are. It doesn't matter what colour your shirt is, they shoot anyway. It's about luck."
14. Anti-government protesters running across area where they are visible to soldiers
15. People standing, some sitting behind tyres
16. Close of man lighting fireworks and firing them with tube
17. Low angle shot of man firing catapult
18. Close up of young boy, tilt down to him putting stones in tube, and then setting tube alight
19. Wide of small explosion from firework
20. Mid of soldiers
21. Wide of barb wired street with petrol tanker still in position in distance
22. Korn Chatikavanij, Thai Finance Minister handing out supplies to soldiers
23. Cutaway of soldier
24. SOUNDBITE (English) Korn Chatikavanij, Finance Minister:
"The first thing that needs to happen in order for all of this to stop is for the protest to cease. We do not see any advantage that is gained on behalf of any Thai with the continuation of the protest."
25. Zoom in on protesters carrying man that has been shot into truck, truck leaving
STORYLINE
The Thai government rejected a proposal on Tuesday for peace talks with leaders of the Red Shirt protesters to end the deadly mayhem gripping Bangkok, saying negotiations cannot start until the protesters disperse.
The decision dashed hopes of stemming the crisis after five days of violence that has left 38 people dead and destabilised a country once regarded as one of Southeast Asia's strongest democracies.
Tuesday's televised comments came in response to an offer made earlier in the day by Red Shirt protest leaders, who said they would unconditionally accept an offer by the country's Senate to mediate between the two sides.
The protesters' acceptance was significant, since they had previously set conditions for any talks.
Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva asked the Senate to maintain contact with Red Shirt leaders and urge them to
end their protest, Cabinet minister Satit Wonghnongtaey said.
After hearing the government response, the Red Shirts vowed their demonstration would go on.
Thousands of anti-government Red Shirts, mostly rural poor, remain camped behind barricades to press their demand for quick national elections.
Scattered clashes continued between soldiers and the Red Shirts, though confrontations appeared less intense than in previous days.
At a barricade in the Din Daeng area of the city, protesters set tyres alight and defied the threat from the Thai military.
In the Bon Kai area, demonstrators are finding alternative ways to avoid the snipers and travel between buildings: makeshift railings have become ramps, and passageways have been created through holes in building walls.
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