No end in sight to Thai political crisis

THAILAND heads for the ballot box this Sunday for a controversial general election fraught with uncertainty. Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has defiantly rejected repeated calls by the opposition and the Election Commission (EC) to delay the snap election, arguing that doing so would be unconstitutional. This despite growing threats by anti-government protesters to disrupt the polls to prevent Ms Yingluck's ruling Puea Thai Party from being returned to power.

Bangkok - currently in a 60-day state of emergency - has been ravaged by street protests since last November which have seen at least 10 people killed and hundreds more injured in grenad…