This morning, in need of a distraction, I took a walk around the Ratchaprasong site in the heart of Bangkok’s main shopping district. The Red Shirts continue to make themselves at home. Despite a heavy military and police presence in the surrounding area they have failed to prevent protesters spreading further down the Ratchaprasong intersection and side streets. The streets below the skytrain and the walkways above are now home for hundreds of defiant Red Shirts. Barricades of tyres and razor wire block every entrance point. It’s hard to see how the area can be cleared without bloodshed, a fact that may be causing a delay in the long expected crackdown.

The shot above shows one of many protesters asleep on the pavement of what was one of Bangkok’s busiest shopping districts. The poster behind him is to raise awareness for the Governor’s ‘keep Bangkok tidy’ campaign.