Student protests in Thailand
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Student protests in Thailand
Is this limited to BKK or is it wider than that?
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Chiang Mai also, this site has more coverage than the usual ones which appear to be pandering to the junta: https://www.khaosodenglish.com/
https://www.khaosodenglish.com/politics ... me-change/
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https://www.khaosodenglish.com/politics ... me-change/
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The banning of the FF party was the spark that started these protests but my friends teaching in Thai Universities tell me that this has been awhile in coming as the dissatisfaction with the present regime is an everyday talking point.
And, the Corona virus scare has brought the HK protests to a halt and in all fairness if any govt where there are cases banned public demonstrations it would be justifiable.
And, the Corona virus scare has brought the HK protests to a halt and in all fairness if any govt where there are cases banned public demonstrations it would be justifiable.
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PM 'understands' students, warns them against bias
https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/po ... ainst-bias
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha said on Thursday he understood why students were rallying following the disbanding of the Future Forward Party, and asked they listen to both sides of the story.
Responding to questions about the gatherings of high school and university students, Gen Prayut said he sympathised with them. They were the new generation and had his moral support.
"I am concerned about the gatherings. I understand their demand... but they should listen to many sources of information, so they understand how the nation should progress," the prime minister said as he arrived at parliament.
He warned rallying students not to break the law and to think about their future. Demonstrators who had broken the law in the past were later taken to court.
"The most important thing is the law... These children are the future of the nation... To judge what is right or wrong, they must be open to information... Listening to only one side will leave Thailand in a trap," the prime minister said.
Students have begun congregating since the Constitutional Court last Friday dissolved the Future Forward Party, which was very popular with young voters.
Demonstrators demanded democracy and denounced dictatorship after the court ruled that FFP violated the law.
The court ruled that FFP wrongfully accepted 191.3 million baht in campaign funds in the form of a loan by party leader Thanathorn Juangroongreangkit.
The amount exceeded the 10-million-baht ceiling of financial support allowed from a single sponsor. The limit was aimed at preventing anyone with a financial advantage from wielding influence on or controlling a political party, the court ruled.
FFP was 16 months old and won 6.3 million votes at the March 24 general election last year. At the time it was dissolved, FFP had 77 MPs and 61,864 paid-up members.
https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/po ... ainst-bias
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha said on Thursday he understood why students were rallying following the disbanding of the Future Forward Party, and asked they listen to both sides of the story.
Responding to questions about the gatherings of high school and university students, Gen Prayut said he sympathised with them. They were the new generation and had his moral support.
"I am concerned about the gatherings. I understand their demand... but they should listen to many sources of information, so they understand how the nation should progress," the prime minister said as he arrived at parliament.
He warned rallying students not to break the law and to think about their future. Demonstrators who had broken the law in the past were later taken to court.
"The most important thing is the law... These children are the future of the nation... To judge what is right or wrong, they must be open to information... Listening to only one side will leave Thailand in a trap," the prime minister said.
Students have begun congregating since the Constitutional Court last Friday dissolved the Future Forward Party, which was very popular with young voters.
Demonstrators demanded democracy and denounced dictatorship after the court ruled that FFP violated the law.
The court ruled that FFP wrongfully accepted 191.3 million baht in campaign funds in the form of a loan by party leader Thanathorn Juangroongreangkit.
The amount exceeded the 10-million-baht ceiling of financial support allowed from a single sponsor. The limit was aimed at preventing anyone with a financial advantage from wielding influence on or controlling a political party, the court ruled.
FFP was 16 months old and won 6.3 million votes at the March 24 general election last year. At the time it was dissolved, FFP had 77 MPs and 61,864 paid-up members.
- Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha arrives at the parliament in Bangkok on Thursday. (Photo by Wassana Nanuam)
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Some photos at link:
Pro-democracy students stage flash rallies
University and high-school students stage pro-democracy flash rallies to express their frustration at what they perceive as inequality and injustice.
https://www.bangkokpost.com/photo/18670 ... sh-rallies
Pro-democracy students stage flash rallies
University and high-school students stage pro-democracy flash rallies to express their frustration at what they perceive as inequality and injustice.
https://www.bangkokpost.com/photo/18670 ... sh-rallies
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THANKS TO FALTERING ECONOMY AND YEARS OF REPRESSION, THE YOUTH IS NOW AWAKE
all it the last straw, the turning point, or the butterfly effect – a new generation of young Thais are now awakened.
From Bangkok to the far north of Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai, to the south in Surat Thani and in the northeast in Maha Sarakham, students everywhere are protesting for democracy on a scale not seen since the May 1992 uprising.
They are demanding that former junta-leader-turned-elected-premier Gen Prayut Chan-ocha resigns and calling for better protection of civil rights and democracy in Thailand, among other demands. .
The Constitutional Court’s decision to dissolve opposition Future Forward Party and ban its executives from politics for 10 years was arguably just another straw piling up on the back of the youth.
These youngsters who came out to protest are around 15 to 22. They grew up under the military dictatorship of Gen Prayut after the May 2014 coup.
They saw political repression, jailing, and even ‘unsolved’ murders of those who disagree with the regime and particularly the monarchy. They heard Prayut through his song played repeatedly asking for just a little more time in power, only to end up seeing Prayut still in power, albeit "elected".
They saw the current constitution drafted by men chosen by people who were in turn chosen by Prayut himself. They saw those publicly oppose the junta arrested and charged right to the days leading up to what the regime called a “referendum” on the charter.
https://www.khaosodenglish.com/opinion/ ... now-awake/
all it the last straw, the turning point, or the butterfly effect – a new generation of young Thais are now awakened.
From Bangkok to the far north of Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai, to the south in Surat Thani and in the northeast in Maha Sarakham, students everywhere are protesting for democracy on a scale not seen since the May 1992 uprising.
They are demanding that former junta-leader-turned-elected-premier Gen Prayut Chan-ocha resigns and calling for better protection of civil rights and democracy in Thailand, among other demands. .
The Constitutional Court’s decision to dissolve opposition Future Forward Party and ban its executives from politics for 10 years was arguably just another straw piling up on the back of the youth.
These youngsters who came out to protest are around 15 to 22. They grew up under the military dictatorship of Gen Prayut after the May 2014 coup.
They saw political repression, jailing, and even ‘unsolved’ murders of those who disagree with the regime and particularly the monarchy. They heard Prayut through his song played repeatedly asking for just a little more time in power, only to end up seeing Prayut still in power, albeit "elected".
They saw the current constitution drafted by men chosen by people who were in turn chosen by Prayut himself. They saw those publicly oppose the junta arrested and charged right to the days leading up to what the regime called a “referendum” on the charter.
https://www.khaosodenglish.com/opinion/ ... now-awake/
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Anti-govt demonstration ended at midnight
The Free Youth group and the Student Union of Thailand ended their anti-government rally at the Democracy Monument on Ratchadamnoen road in Bangkok at about midnight on Saturday.
Tattep “Ford” Ruangprapaikitseree, secretary-general of the Free Youth group, and Juthathip Sirikan, chairwoman of the Student Union of Thailand, read a joint statement announcing the end of the rally at about midnight.
They cited safety concerns and the lack of facilities and public utilities to accommodate the large number of people who joined the rally as a reason for calling off the demonstration.
The rally began at about 5pm. The leaders initially planned for the rally to continue overnight and end the rally at 8am on Sunday with demonstrators singing the national anthem.
Mr Tattep said that by ending the rally earlier than previously planned did not mean the demonstrators had yielded to the government nor they had been pressured by the authorities to do so.
https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/ge ... t-midnight
This is exactly why the junta has extended the emergency decree ... bugger all to do with Covid.
More from the only outlet that dares to report on it ...
The Free Youth group and the Student Union of Thailand ended their anti-government rally at the Democracy Monument on Ratchadamnoen road in Bangkok at about midnight on Saturday.
Tattep “Ford” Ruangprapaikitseree, secretary-general of the Free Youth group, and Juthathip Sirikan, chairwoman of the Student Union of Thailand, read a joint statement announcing the end of the rally at about midnight.
They cited safety concerns and the lack of facilities and public utilities to accommodate the large number of people who joined the rally as a reason for calling off the demonstration.
The rally began at about 5pm. The leaders initially planned for the rally to continue overnight and end the rally at 8am on Sunday with demonstrators singing the national anthem.
Mr Tattep said that by ending the rally earlier than previously planned did not mean the demonstrators had yielded to the government nor they had been pressured by the authorities to do so.
https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/ge ... t-midnight
This is exactly why the junta has extended the emergency decree ... bugger all to do with Covid.
More from the only outlet that dares to report on it ...
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Haha ... some irony in that second part of the quote on such a subject.More from the only outlet that dares to report on it ...
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THOUSANDS JOIN BIGGEST ANTI-GOV’T RALLY SINCE VIRUS LOCKDOWN
Several thousand anti-government protesters rallied in Thailand’s capital on Saturday to call for a new constitution, new elections and an end to repressive laws.
Chanting and waving placards, the demonstrators, comprising mainly younger Thais, converged on Bangkok’s iconic Democracy Monument in the old part of the city, a popular venue for dissent.
The gathering, organized by a group calling itself Liberation Youth, was the biggest of its kind since the government called a state of emergency in March to deal with the coronavirus.
Protests against the government of former army chief Prayuth Chan-ocha had been drawing increasingly large crowds at the time, but tapered off quickly when several coronavirus clusters were confirmed and the emergency law was invoked.
Lockdown measures and social distancing have since helped the government contain the spread of the virus, but it has retained emergency powers, which critics say it wields as a political weapon.
https://www.khaosodenglish.com/politics ... overnment/
Several thousand anti-government protesters rallied in Thailand’s capital on Saturday to call for a new constitution, new elections and an end to repressive laws.
Chanting and waving placards, the demonstrators, comprising mainly younger Thais, converged on Bangkok’s iconic Democracy Monument in the old part of the city, a popular venue for dissent.
The gathering, organized by a group calling itself Liberation Youth, was the biggest of its kind since the government called a state of emergency in March to deal with the coronavirus.
Protests against the government of former army chief Prayuth Chan-ocha had been drawing increasingly large crowds at the time, but tapered off quickly when several coronavirus clusters were confirmed and the emergency law was invoked.
Lockdown measures and social distancing have since helped the government contain the spread of the virus, but it has retained emergency powers, which critics say it wields as a political weapon.
https://www.khaosodenglish.com/politics ... overnment/
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Student protests break out across the country after Bangkok rally; students attempting to organize nationwide
Saturday’s protest in Bangkok has inspired copycat protests around the country as students in the country’s north and northeast rallied this past weekend against the Prayut Chan-ocha government.
Hundreds of protesters gathered in front the Tha Pae Gate in Chiang Mai on Sunday evening demanding for democracy, with the hashtag #คนเชียงใหม่จะไม่ทนtoo (the people of Chiang Mai wont tolerate either).
Protest organizers told Thai Enquirer on Monday that they have been in touch with the Bangkok student groups to coordinate mass rallies in the future.
“We weren’t necessarily prepared to organize our rally because we were given so little time,” said one student leader who asked for anonymity fearing reprisal from the government and the university.
“But we put something together in less than 24 hours and got at least several hundred people to show up, so the sentiment is there,” the student told Thai Enquirer.
Chiang Mai was not the province to state its own rally with protests held in Korat, Khon Kaen and Ubolratchathani.
According to organizers in Chiang Mai and in Bangkok, student groups have been in touch through social media to help coordinate nationwide protests in the future.
https://www.thaienquirer.com/15763/stud ... ationwide/
Saturday’s protest in Bangkok has inspired copycat protests around the country as students in the country’s north and northeast rallied this past weekend against the Prayut Chan-ocha government.
Hundreds of protesters gathered in front the Tha Pae Gate in Chiang Mai on Sunday evening demanding for democracy, with the hashtag #คนเชียงใหม่จะไม่ทนtoo (the people of Chiang Mai wont tolerate either).
Protest organizers told Thai Enquirer on Monday that they have been in touch with the Bangkok student groups to coordinate mass rallies in the future.
“We weren’t necessarily prepared to organize our rally because we were given so little time,” said one student leader who asked for anonymity fearing reprisal from the government and the university.
“But we put something together in less than 24 hours and got at least several hundred people to show up, so the sentiment is there,” the student told Thai Enquirer.
Chiang Mai was not the province to state its own rally with protests held in Korat, Khon Kaen and Ubolratchathani.
According to organizers in Chiang Mai and in Bangkok, student groups have been in touch through social media to help coordinate nationwide protests in the future.
https://www.thaienquirer.com/15763/stud ... ationwide/
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^^ #คนเชียงใหม่จะไม่ทนtoo (the people of Chiang Mai wont tolerate either)
"too" could also refer to Prayut, "too" (ตู่) being his nickname (big too (บิ๊กตู่), uncle too (ลุงตู่)). So a play on words maybe, which might be too explicit if written in Thai.
"too" could also refer to Prayut, "too" (ตู่) being his nickname (big too (บิ๊กตู่), uncle too (ลุงตู่)). So a play on words maybe, which might be too explicit if written in Thai.
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This is what people mean when they talk about finding a way to get off the tiger's back without getting bitten. Can't ride it forever ... especially these days. The kids growing up now will not stand for all this sort of nonsense that belongs in the past. Might take another 10 years or so but it's coming once they get into positions where they can change things.
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The question is: what will they change the "things" to?Spitfire wrote: ↑Mon Jul 20, 2020 8:00 pm This is what people mean when they talk about finding a way to get off the tiger's back without getting bitten. Can't ride it forever ... especially these days. The kids growing up now will not stand for all this sort of nonsense that belongs in the past. Might take another 10 years or so but it's coming once they get into positions where they can change things.
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One can but hope. But the country was optimistic 30 years ago and then there was the people's constitution. 10 years might be optimistic.Spitfire wrote:This is what people mean when they talk about finding a way to get off the tiger's back without getting bitten. Can't ride it forever ... especially these days. The kids growing up now will not stand for all this sort of nonsense that belongs in the past. Might take another 10 years or so but it's coming once they get into positions where they can change things.
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10 more years ?? Too long time. Where are you Russian revolution ?hhinner wrote: ↑Tue Jul 21, 2020 9:13 amOne can but hope. But the country was optimistic 30 years ago and then there was the people's constitution. 10 years might be optimistic.Spitfire wrote:This is what people mean when they talk about finding a way to get off the tiger's back without getting bitten. Can't ride it forever ... especially these days. The kids growing up now will not stand for all this sort of nonsense that belongs in the past. Might take another 10 years or so but it's coming once they get into positions where they can change things.