Topic: prayut-chan-o-cha

Monarchy rift pits new generation of Thais against staunch royalists

Monarchy rift pits new generation of Thais against staunch royalists

Chananthorn Kamjan, Kyodo News
Posted at Nov 22 08:59 AM

Older generations tend to feel gratitude toward the monarchy, which they believe has played an instrumental role in uniting Thailand and preserving its culture and identity for centuries. Younger generations, however, are more apt to consider the institution as outdated and useless, and they look at the Western countries' democratic systems as their desired models. Read more »

Thai students, dancing dinosaurs rally in Bangkok

Thai students, dancing dinosaurs rally in Bangkok

Lisa Martin and Tossapol Chaisamritpol, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Nov 22 11:30 AM

Thousands of high school students upset about Thailand's lacklustre education system rallied alongside protestors dressed as dancing dinosaurs in Bangkok Saturday. Read more »

Thai democracy protesters defy ban for fourth day

Thai democracy protesters defy ban for fourth day

Thanaporn Promyamyai and Dene-Hern Chen, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 19 12:25 PM

Tens of thousands of protesters defied a ban on gatherings of more than four people to mass at a major Bangkok landmark Sunday, carrying posters portraying activists detained in four straight days of strident anti-government rallies.   Read more »

Pro-democracy protests in Bangkok

Pro-democracy protests in Bangkok

Sakchai Lalit, AP
Posted at Oct 14 09:52 PM

Thousands of pro-democracy protesters gather outside Government House during a rally in Bangkok Wednesday, anniversary of a 1973 popular uprising that led to the ouster of a military dictatorship Read more »

Thailand braces for new political turmoil involving youth

Thailand braces for new political turmoil involving youth

Chananthorn Kamjan and Tanyalux Watanapalin, Kyodo News
Posted at Aug 23 08:31 AM

Even as Thailand struggles to bounce back economically from the COVID-19 pandemic, the kingdom appears to be on the cusp of a new round of political unrest, this time involving its disaffected youth. Read more »

Students join protests in Thailand

Students join protests in Thailand

Lillian Suwanrumpha, AFP
Updated as of Aug 19 09:34 AM

Students use their mobile phones as flashlights at an anti-government rally at Mahidol University in Nakhon Pathom on Tuesday. Read more »

Unfriend: Thai junta leader receives social media pummelling

Unfriend: Thai junta leader receives social media pummelling

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 16 12:21 AM

An onslaught of negative feedback flooded the official Facebook page of Thailand's premier Prayut Chan-O-Cha a day after it was launched over the weekend, backfiring on the junta leader's attempts to get "suggestions" on the social media platform Read more »

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