<p><em>(A shortened version by Prachatai English)</em></p> <p>After the Saturday clashes, the red shirts are confident that they have gained the upper hand over the government; so they do not bother to negotiate or give a thought for the common good.&nbsp; They have only one goal: seizing the country, changing the form of government and overthrowing the monarchy.</p>

<p>A media watchdog has urged the Thai-language Thai Post daily to explain to the public its decision to remove the column of Bai Tong Hang, who eventually resigned from the paper.</p>