Thai \\\'Red Shirts\\\' demand referendum

The leader of Thailand's pro-government "Red Shirt" movement called Thursday for a national referendum to resolve a political deadlock that prompted the army chief to declare martial law.
Jatuporn Prompan said he made the proposal a day earlier during closed-door talks between the kingdom's warring political camps that were ordered by army general Prayut Chan-O-Cha.
"Whatever the outcome is, we are ready to accept it (a referendum result)," Jatuporn said at a press conference.
"We are not extremists who don't listen to anything."
Further talks were set for Thursday at 2 pm (0700 GMT).
The referendum would ask Thai voters to decide on a key dispute between the Red Shirts and a virulent anti-government movement that has waged a debilitating protest campaign for seven months, according to AFP.