国际英语新闻：Thai PM demands "red-shirts" to end rally Wednesday

BANGKOK, May 11 (Xinhua) -- Thailand's Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said Tuesday evening the "red-shirts" should end their rally on Wednesday (May 12)," Thai News Agency (TNA) reported.

The "red-shirts" can not negotiate anymore, the Thai prime minister said, adding that it is legal for the government to control the anti-government rally in a bid to restore normalcy.

The "red-shirts" should return home on Wednesday, Abhisit said.

Members of Thailand's anti-government United front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) group or "red-shirts" attend a rally in Bangkok, capital of Thailand, May 10, 2010. The anti-government UDD announced Monday that they agreed with the Prime Minister's offer to dissolve the House of Representatives any day during Sept. 15 to 30 and to hold a new general election on Nov. 14.

The protesters should end their rally since the general public has been negatively affected by their prolonged rally, the National News Bureau of Thailand quoted Abhisit as saying.

Also, the TNA report quoted the Center for the Resolution of Emergency Situation (CRES) as saying that if the anti-government group does not end their rally, the CRES is ready to pressure them.

The CRES said it is worried that the continued gathering of the protesters will affect resumption of classes of schools nearby the rally site.

The classes of schools will be resumed as scheduled on May 17, Education Minister Chinnaworn Boonyakiat said Tuesday.

Also, Abhisit urged the "red-shirt" group to make a final decision on the offered reconciliation roadmap.