‘No to the Shinawatras rule’

Enough is enough: Sarinrat, a member of the United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship, burning T-shirts with prints of Thaksin and Yingluck to protest against Pheu Thai Party’s attempt to form a coalition government, in front of the the party’s head office in Bangkok. — Reuters

The majority of Thais disagree with efforts by populist Pheu Thai Party to form a coalition government after snapping ties with election winner Move Forward, a recent opinion poll showed.

About 64% of 1,310 respondents said they “did not agree at all” or “disagreed” with Pheu Thai’s plan to lead what it called a reconciliation government, according to the Aug 15-17 survey by the National Institute of Development Administration, known as Nida. Around a third of those polled supported the move, of which about 20% expressed “strong support”.