Images from around the kingdom, captured by Post Photographers over the past seven days.

PHOTOS

7 FEB 2014

Photos of the week

Images from around the kingdom, captured by Post Photographers over the past seven days.

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Photos of the week — Police negotiate with anti-government protesters in an attempt to reclaim the Interior Ministry. The negotiations ended in failure. Photo by Thiti Wannamontha.

Photos of the week — Acrobats perform on a tightrope across the Chao Phraya River at Thanam Non in Nonthaburi's Muang district. The performance was held to promote celebrations for Chinese New Year, the City Pillar Shrine and Chao Mae Thapthim Shrine in the province. Photo by Tawatchai Kemgumnerd.

Photos of the week — Roads around Victory Monument open for normal traffic for the first time in three weeks after the People's Democratic Reform Committee demolished their protest site and told demonstrators to move to Lumpini Park. Photo by Thiti Wannamontha.

Photos of the week — Workers remove a crushed passenger van from Phahon Yothin Highway in the Rangsit area of Pathum Thani after a fully loaded container fell onto it from the elevated interchange. The driver of the empty van was killed instantly. Photo by Apichit Jinakul.

Photos of the week — Protesting rice farmers from western provinces picket outside the Commerce Ministry. The farmers are holding placards attacking the caretaker government and Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra over delayed payments in the rice-pledging scheme. Photo by Pattanapong Hirunard.

Photos of the week — Protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban gives a hug to PDRC supporter Satish Sehgal, the Indian-born chairman of the Thai-Indian business association who is facing deportation for his participation in the anti-government People's protests. Photo by Patipat Janthong.

Photos of the week — Rama VIII Bridge reopens to traffic after the anti-government People's Democratic Reform Committee demonstrators removed their shelters. They had occupied the area since Jan 13. Photo by Thanarak Khoonton.

Photos of the week — Leader of the anti-government protests, Suthep Thausuban is on stage at Pathumwan rally site under tight security. Photo by Patipat Janthong.

Photos of the week — Rangsit University graduates pose for a photo with riot police in the background at Muang Thong Thani. Photoby Pattarapong Chatpattarasill.