Soldiers hold their shields as they prepare to leave after guarding a shopping district to stop protests against military rule in central Bangkok June 1, 2014. REUTERS/Erik De Castro
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's junta kept many of the thousands of troops and police it readied to deal with protests in Bangkok on Sunday off the streets as the number of people making a public show of dissent to the May 22 coup dwindled.
The military has cracked down hard on pro-democracy dissidents and supporters since it ousted Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra last month, seeking to mute criticism and nip protests in the bud.
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