DHAKA: Thailand’s opposition MPs are to resign en masse, officials say, after weeks of anti-government protests.

Opposition-backed street protesters have been trying to oust PM Yingluck Shinawatra, saying she is controlled by her brother, former PM Thaksin.

Protest leader Suthep Thauksuban, a former deputy PM, has rejected dialogue and called for a final push to overthrow the government on Monday.

Yingluck has proposed a referendum on the country’s political crisis, reports the BBC.

BDST: 1542 HRS, DEC 08, 2013