Antigovernment demonstrators construct a makeshift barricade as others look on in Bangkok, Thailand, on Wednesday. According to his official spokesman, Thailand's Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva is ready to negotiate with the 'red shirt' protesters who are seeking a change of government, but only when the demonstrators who have illegally occupied city streets agree to abide by the country's laws.

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