Thai protesters target PM's offices Tensions escalated in the Thai capital on Saturday as opposition protesters tried to force their way into Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra's heavily guarded offices. Defiant demonstrators seeking to topple Yingluck's embattled administration have besieged major state buildings in Bangkok in the biggest street protests since mass rallies in 2010 left dozens dead in a military crackdown. Images of crowd gathering near government house.