Newsbeat guide to... Thailand

Anti-government protestors in Thailand have ended their stand-off saying they don't want anyone else to die in the fighting.

Seven leaders of the Red Shirt movement surrendered to authorities after the army stormed their camp.

Demonstrators and troops have been engaged in gun battles in the capital, Bangkok, where the central business district has been occupied by protesters for weeks.

At least four people have been killed in the latest fighting including two protestors and an Italian photo journalist.

The government's announced a public holiday until Friday to allow time to sort out the crisis.

Places like Bangkok, Phuket, and Koh Samui are popular with British holidaymakers.

The UK's Foreign Office is still warning against travelling to the country.

It is worried that tourists could get caught up in violent clashes between the military and anti-government protesters.

Visitors who are already there have been advised to stay indoors.

The Red Shirts want to get rid of the current government, headed by Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, who was born in Newcastle.

They claim his PAD party should be removed because it came to power after the military forced out the previous government.

They are demanding fresh elections and a new constitution for the country.

The two sides have clashed many times in the past, but the conflict has intensified since the start of 2010.

Although no one has claimed responsibility, anti-government protesters have been blamed for a series of bomb attacks on police and school buildings.

From March until now, the Red Shirts occupied parts of Bangkok city centre including the top shopping district.

A security force of around 50,000 troops was called in to get rid of them.

During one attempt to clear out the protesters, 25 people were killed and 800 injured.

Now troops have stormed the protestors' camp and arrested its main leaders.

The former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra briefly owned Manchester City FC.

He was in charge of Thailand from 2001 to 2006, when he was removed in a military coup.

Shinawatra now lives in exile abroad, after being tried and convicted of corruption charges in his absence.

However, he still has major political influence in his homeland.

He is seen as a major supporter of the Red Shirt movement.

Shinawatra's political party Thai Rak Thai (TRK) was banned in 2007.

The Red Shirts support one of its successors, the Pheu Thai Party (PTP).

No. Although the UK Foreign Office is warning travellers not to go there, it is generally a safe place.

Tourism is an important part of the Thai economy and it is a popular holiday destination with British travellers.

Around 400,000 people make the trip every year.

There is some danger in the south of the country where separatist groups have been carrying out attacks on government targets for several years.

It has been suggested that some Muslim organisations in the area may have connections to al-Qaeda, however many experts say there is little evidence of this.