Anti-government protesters in Thailand have said they will try to disrupt a summit of Asian leaders gathering at a beach resort near Bangkok, as they continue efforts to force the resignation of the Thai prime minister.Around 700 so-called "red-shirt" protesters gathered in the resort of Pattaya on Friday saying they planned to target a hotel where the summit is taking place.The protesters are supporters of Thaksin Shinawatra, the exiled former prime minister ousted in a bloodless 2006 coup.They say the current prime minister, Abhisit Vejjajiva, came to power illegally and have staged three days of mass protests involving tens of thousands of protesters calling for him to stand down and hold fresh elections.Abhisit has rejected the protesters demands and has ordered increased security in Pattaya for the summit, where representatives from the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) and other regional powers are gathering for a three-day summit.About 8,000 police have been deployed around the summit venue, with protesters kept several kilometres from the meeting.
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