Ms. Yingluck may have had to "hide" in the Ministry of Defence.

On January 14th, the second day of the Bangkok shutdown campaign, protesters surrounded the tax office with the goal of preventing tax officials from entering to work.

The "Shut Down Bangkok" movement has entered its second day. (Source: AFP)

Meanwhile, according to a VNA correspondent in Bangkok, sources say that interim Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has had to move to the office of the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Defense in the suburbs of the capital to monitor the current situation.

Traffic in Bangkok has been partially paralyzed as all streets surrounding the seven areas where protesters are holed up remain closed.

At the government office complex in northern Bangkok, there was an unusual silence as all the employees were on leave.

The Thai cabinet was forced to cancel its regular weekly meeting on January 14th, amid reports that Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra had to travel to the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Defence's office in the suburbs of Bangkok to monitor the current situation.

A group of protesters also went to the national police headquarters this morning to deliver a letter requesting police deployment to protect protesters from potential violence.

Protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban declared that protesters would continue their campaign to shut down Bangkok until his movement achieved its goal of forcing the current interim government to step down.

This statement was issued shortly after Ms. Yingluck proposed a meeting regarding the National Election Commission's request to postpone the election.

According to VNA