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Thai protesters demand royal insult law be abolished
Dec 11, 2020 12:31Thai protesters have demanded the abolition of a law that prohibits criticism of the nation’s monarchy that has recently been used against protest leaders calling for royal reforms and the ousting of the government.
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Thai court rules in favor of PM, more protests likely
Dec 02, 2020 10:56Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has won a legal battle in a conflict-of-interest case that had been brought by opposition politicians and could have seen him thrown out of office.
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Thai anti-govt demonstrators oppose king's military command
Nov 29, 2020 12:08Anti-government demonstrators in Thailand have protested their powerful monarch’s personal control over certain military units and criticized the role of the army in the Southeast Asian country’s politics.
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Thousands protest in Thai capital, urging king to relinquish control of funds
Nov 26, 2020 13:08Thousands of anti-government protesters have gathered in the Thai capital of Bangkok, calling on the country’s monarch to relinquish control of royal funds worth tens of billions of dollars, despite an escalated crackdown on protests.
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Thai PM threatens to use ‘all laws’ against protesters
Nov 19, 2020 15:47The Thai government is ramping up a crackdown on anti-government protesters, warning that “all laws” would be used against them, amid growing calls for the resignation of the prime minister and reforms to Thailand’s powerful monarchy.
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Thai police use water cannon against protest outside parliament
Nov 17, 2020 15:04Riot police in Thailand have used water cannon to disperse protesters trying to cut their way through razor wire hurdles outside the parliament in Bangkok as legislators debated a possible revision of the constitution.
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Thailand's anti-government protesters call on king to reach out for dialog
Nov 08, 2020 12:14Thousands of anti-government protesters have gathered in the Thai capital of Bangkok, calling on the country’s monarch to reach out for dialog and put an end to the months-long rallies for democratic reforms.
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Explosion at Thai PTT gas line kills three, injures 28
Oct 23, 2020 07:19Three people were killed and 28 injured on Thursday in an explosion on a Thai PTT PCL gas transmission line at Samut Prakan, southeast of Bangkok, the company said.
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Thai protesters give prime minister three days to quit
Oct 22, 2020 08:15Thai protesters have given Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha a three day deadline to step down or face more demonstrations, but the leader who made the announcement was arrested within two hours.
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Thai protesters defy ban to call for reforms, PM seeks talks
Oct 18, 2020 18:00Thousands of protesters have once again taken to the streets of Thailand’s capital, Bangkok, to continue their call for reforms in the monarchy and the resignation of Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-o-cha despite a ban on large gatherings.