In Thailand, the Red Shirts demonstrators today hinted, they could soon end weeks of anti-government protests, but demanded a firm date for the dissolution of parliament before tearing down their barricades. Despite signs the crippling political crisis could be nearing a resolution, thousands of protesters remained camped out in Bangkok's main shopping district behind piles of tyres, razor wire and bamboo stakes. The red-clads, whose two-month campaign has sparked outbreaks of civil unrest that have left 27 people dead, yesterday agreed to join Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva's proposed reconciliation process. They now want Abhisit to specify when he will dissolve parliament for elections promised for November, and to withdraw troops from the capital, which is under a state of emergency. <br/>