Thailand appeared a country divided today as royalists rallied to cheer on the King while pro-democracy protesters raised a Hunger Games three-finger salute at an ant-monarchy rally. Royalists turned out in their thousands as Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun and Queen Suthida opened a new extension of the Metropolitan Rapid Transit (MRT) Blue Line in Bangkok … Read more
Anti-government protesters confronted the Thai king and queen with a three-fingered Hunger Games salute as they toured Bangkok to mark the fourth anniversary of his father’s death on Thursday. Queen Suditha, riding in a white limousine alongside King Vajiralongkorn, looked distinctly nervous as the royal couple were confronted by thousands of protesters demanding reforms, as … Read more
Thai protesters fought with royalists in the streets of Bangkok today as the country’s billionaire king prepares to ride through the capital in a motorcade amid growing calls to end his untouchable status. Hundreds of pro-democracy protesters staged a show of force today as they assembled at the city’s Democracy Monument to demand the prime … Read more