Thailand's political crisis deepens, as the anti-government PDRC takes advantage of the political chaos following the ousting of Thailand's former caretaker Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and nine of her ministers last Wednesday.The PDRC protesters were quick to announce that they'll keep fighting until Yingluck's entire cabinet steps down, despite the fact that the vast majority of Thais voted for the government they are trying to oust. The PDRC is short for the People's Democratic Reform Committee and has always, as the name implies, wanted to install a non-elected people's committee to take over the power in Thailand, in order to rid the country of what they refer to as the influence of the corrupt former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra - Yingluck's brother.VICE News follows the PDRC protesters as they relocate their HQ to the official Government House, which shows just how much support they have within the political halls of power. This has enraged the tens of thousands of pro-government red shirts camped in the outskirts of Bangkok. The local press warns of an impending Thai-tanic.Subscribe to VICE NewsFollow VICE News on TwitterLike VICE News on Facebook
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Thailand on the Brink (Dispatch 2)
VICE News follows the PDRC protesters as they relocate their HQ to the official Government House.