The Thai government declared a state of emergency banning gatherings of more than four people and outlawing online posts deemed a threat to national security on Thursday in a move to end simmering pro-democracy protests.
Tens of thousands of pro-democracy protesters massed close to Thailand’s Grand Palace on Saturday, in a huge rally calling for PM Prayut Chan-O-Cha to step down and demanding reforms to the monarchy.
When university student Rung calmly read out 10 demands to reform Thailand’s monarchy before thousands of protesters at a pro-democracy rally this month, she defied the country’s biggest political taboo.
Young protesters listened in rapt attention on Monday night as a pro-democracy activist called for open discussion of the unassailable monarchy’s role in the kingdom at a rally that drew thousands.
The heir of Iran’s deposed monarchy predicted Wednesday that the clerical regime will collapse within months and urged Western powers not to negotiate with it.
The British monarchy scrambled Thursday to find urgent “workable solutions” for Prince Harry and his wife Meghan after their bombshell decision to quit front-line duties caught the royal family off guard.
Bangkok has hit out at the CBS show “Madam Secretary” on Sunday in response to an episode that referenced the country’s monarchy, calling it “misleading”.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are set to become an activist power couple who will redefine the British monarchy for a new generation, her biographer Andrew Morton told AFP.
The Gulf state of Bahrain on Monday called on its citizens not to travel to Iran “under any circumstances” because of street protests there.
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