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By Amy Sawitta Lefevre BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thousands of Thai demonstrators marched on Wednesday towards a government office complex they planned to shut down as part of efforts to cripple the government and oust Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra. Having forced the closure of five ministries in the past two days, about 4,000 protesters rallying against Yingluck and her influential brother, former premier Thaksin Shinawatra, aimed to surround the complex in northern Bangkok while smaller groups readied to target six other ministries. The demonstrations are familiar in Thailand, which has seen eight years of on-off turmoil, from crippling street protests to controversial judicial rulings and military intervention, each time with Thaksin at the center of the disputes. In response to a rousing speech by protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban screened on cable television late on Tuesday, demonstrators in 10 southern provinces massed in front of government offices, according to police.
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