Protesters push for polls as Thai tensions build

"Change has never been achieved without bloodshed. If we don't burn anything, are they going to listen to us?" asked Anong Meeta, a farm owner from eastern Chantaburi province.

"I will stick with the leaders' non-violent ways, but it would break my heart if we have to leave with nothing."

(Additional reporting by Chalathip Thirasoontrakul; Writing by Martin Petty; Editing by Raju Gopalakrishnan)