Traffic is at a stand still, right, at the Victory Monument as anti-government protesters, left, block the street Monday, Jan. 13, 2014, in Bangkok, Thailand. Thailand braced for a new wave of mass unrest Monday as anti-government demonstrators blocked major roads to "shut down" Bangkok in a bid to thwart February elections and overthrow the nation's democratically elected prime minister. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong)