Thai soldiers stand guard to prevent a mass rally by supporters of ousted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra in front of Government House in Bangkok on August 29, 2009. Supporters of fugitive Thaksin postponed their mass rally planned this weekend after the government mobilised thousands of security forces to control the protest. (Getty Images)

A soldier stands guard next to a barricade at the Government House in Bangkok August 29, 2009. "Red shirt" supporters of ousted Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra have postponed Sunday's planned rally outside the office of Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva because of a tight security law passed this week. (Reuters)