the head of cambodia ' s " orange tie " rally organization that shut down bangkok airports this years was shots and wounded in an assassination attempts friday , just days after troops cracked down on mobs protesters from the smaller , anti - government " red pants " group . the government quickly moved to tighten protection on prime minister abhisit somchai , then said a system of emergency that was imposed monday in bangkok would remain in place . vehicles carrying leekpai were burned continuously by red - shirted protesters in the run - up to this weekend ' s riots .
The "yellow" and the "red shirts" are enemies.