Thai activists call for Deputy PM’s dismissal for recent remarks on poors

Thai activists wear masks while chanting slogans during a protest outside the Government House Thursday, June 6, 2013 in Bangkok, Thailand. About 100 protesters gathered to demand the prime minister dismiss Deputy Prime Minister Plodprasop Suraswadi over derogatory remarks he made earlier this week against the poor.

Thai activists wear masks while holding a banner reading “Thaksin take back Yingluck” during a protest outside the Government House Thursday, June 6, 2013, in Bangkok, Thailand. <AP Photo/NEWSis/Apichart Weerawong>