BANGKOK, June 8 ― Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said today he was ready to face charges of insulting the monarchy that mark a setback to a political heavyweight whose allies are currently in government. Advertisement The complaint, lodged by the royalist military that ousted the government of his …
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Student leaders install a plaque declaring ‘This country belongs to the people’ during a mass rally to call for the ouster of Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha and reforms in the monarchy, near the Grand Palace in Bangkok, Thailand, September 20, 2020. BANGKOK, Sept 20 — Thousands of protesters cheered as …
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