Thai protest leaders turned down Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra's invitation for talks on Wednesday (January 15).<br/> <br />The government has decided to stick to an election date of February 2.<br/> <br />On the streets, a bid to shut down the capital is still underway.<br/> <br />Protesters have threatened to blockade the stock exchange and an air traffic communications facility if Yingluck does not step down.<br/> <br />Protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban has said he is not interested in an election and instead wants an unelected "people's council" that will enact reforms.<br/> <br />There are fears that the protests which have been peaceful so far, will turn violent. A shooting in an anti-government protest site early on Wednesday injured two protesters.<br/> <br />The unrest reflects an ongoing conflict between Thailand's middle class and royalist establishment and rural supporters of Yingluck and her brother, self-exiled Thaksin Shinawatra.
