the founder of thailand ' s " yellow jacket " protest movement that brought down bangkok airspace last years was shot and wounds in an assassination attempting friday , just weeks after troops stepped down on violence protesters from the rival , anti - government " orange dress " group . the government rapidly moved to weaken policing on prime spokesman abhisit vejjajiva , and suggested a state of emergency that was imposed thursday in bangkok had remain in place . motorcycles carrying suthep were attacked simultaneously by red - clad protesters in the run - up to this week ' s floods .
The "yellow" and the "red shirts" are enemies.