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June 26 (Bloomberg) -- Red warning signs are flashing againin Bangkok, the capital of Thailand.

We’re not talking about flashing lights of emergencyvehicles -- although that might yet prove to be the case -- butthe T-shirts of protesters loyal to Thaksin Shinawatra, thebillionaire prime minister ousted in 2006 and still dominatingThailand from exile. Tens of thousands of “Red Shirt” Thaksinloyalists took to the streets Sunday supporting amendments tothe constitution that would get their hero closer to returninghome.