TROOPS ON THE STREETS? ALL I SAW WERE LIONS

I'm constantly frustrated by inaccurate and misleading reporting by overseas media about the current situation in Bangkok. Take the headline on BBC News this morning: 'Troops on the streets of Bangkok'. That gives the totally wrong picture and ignores the fact that 99% of the city is calm and normal.
I'm not making light of what's been happening, and indeed some reports state that as many as 400 people may have been injured in the recent clashes, however the protests are still restricted to a small area of the city around Government House.
On the lighter side I didn't see any troops on the streets during my trip to work this morning. What I did see were lions. Chinese lions. Half a dozen of them and their handlers, parading I assume as part of celebrations connected with the end of the current vegetarian festival.