Supporters of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra stand on the road outside the Government House during an anti-government protest in Bangkok January 31, 2009. Thousands of protesters marched on Thailand's seat of government on Saturday, delivering an ultimatum to Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to call elections within 15 days or face bigger street demonstrations. (Reuters)

Anti-government demonstrators allied with former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra break through the barricades as they rally towards government house in Bangkok Saturday Jan 31 2009. They demand the government dissolve Parliament and call snap elections. (AP Photo by SAKCHAI LALIT)