Thai PM Addresses Nation

Description: Thailand\'s government will use \"gentle measures\" against protesters blockading Bangkok\'s two main airports, Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat said in a televised address on Friday (November 28). Thai Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat addressed the nation in Chiang Mai as dozens of riot police with truncheons and shields were seen gathering at Bangkok\'s Suvarnabhumi International Airport, but took no action against the People\'s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) protesters camped outside the main terminal. \"Don\'t worry. Officials will use gentle measures to deal with them. We are Thais and I don\'t want to hurt anyone and I don\'t want any violence to happen. Either using the negotiation or any measures that fit well in each situation,\" Somchai said, and invited human rights and media organisations to observe and film the process. Earlier, police said they hoped talks with protest leaders would end the siege, but warned they would \"take other steps\" if they failed. The protesters seized the Suvarnabhumi airport on Tuesday (November 25) and the domestic airport of Don Muang. The government asked them to pull out but they vowed to continue their rally until Somchai step aside. However, Somchai insisted again that he would continue working as his government was elected by the majority of people. \"I\'m a government leader and my duty is to look after people and the government officials as well as the private sectors\' businesses. I want to ensure that the government will continue working by considering the benefit for public,\" said Somchai. Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat declared a state of emergency on Thursday (November 27) at two Bangkok airports besieged by anti-government protesters. Thailand\'s three-year-old political crisis has deepened since the PAD began a \"final battle\" on Monday to unseat a government it accuses of being a pawn of former leader Thaksin Shinawatra, ousted in a 2006 coup. Pressure has built on the military to step in since Somchai rejected calls to quit, but government supporters are threatening to hit the streets if the elected administration is ousted in a coup, raising fears of major civil unrest.