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Bangkok, Sep 19 (EFE), (Camera: Rungroj Yongrit).- Thousands of students and opponents to the Thai government gathered in front of the Grand Palace in Bangkok on Saturday to demand a reform of the Constitution, the dissolution of the current Parliament and democratic elections.Police said 5,000 protesters were in attendance by mid-afternoon, but more demonstrators were arriving by the minute to join the peaceful protest.Speeches with demands for the government are planned for later in the evening, with the rally expected to continue until Sunday.Organizers hope that 50,000 people will attend the protest, which would make it the largest demonstration since the military coup d’etat in 2014 that saw current prime minister and former general Prayut Chan-ocha take power.FOOTAGE OF THE PROTEST IN BANGKOK.
Bangkok, Oct 2 (EFE/EPA).- Thai high school students took to the streets on Friday against the education ministry and the practice of punishing children in educational institutions. Several videos of teachers bullying or assaulting kindergarten children at a school in Bangkok went viral, sparking outrage in the country. (Camera: NARONG SANGNAK)SHOT LIST: STUDENTS PROTESTING AGAINST THE EDUCATION MINISTRY IN BANGKOK, THAILAND.
Bangkok, Oct 14 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Diego Azubel / Gaspar Ruiz-Canela / Narong Sangnak) The wealth of Thai King Vajiralongkorn, worth at least $35,000 billion, was previously not discussed in public but is now being criticized openly by anti-government protesters.Guarded by some 14,000 policemen, protesters led by students returned Wednesday to the streets of Bangkok to call for the government’s resignation and reforms that reduce the power of the military and monarchy.Among other things, students ask that laws preventing criticism of the monarchy be repealed and those detained by the harsh law of lese-majesty be given amnesty, as well as a clear division of the assets of the institution, the king and the Finance Ministry.FOOTAGE OF THE PROTEST.SOUNDBITES AND TRANSLATIONS OF PROTESTERS:BENCHAPOL BENTSAIWATTANA: "I think that both groups have their own goals. I did not see the confrontation, but I think that any form of provocation or aggression is not right. If those parts stay in place and do not cross the line, everything should be fine." THANOM KRUEWANNA: "I feel good that the younger generations have organized today's protest because they care about their future ... I think the main reason is that the country's economy is getting worse. I would also like the Constitution to be amended to have a more democratic country that is accepted internationally."
Bangkok (Thailand), Feb 19 (EFE/EPA), (Camera: Narong Sangnak).- Thai students and activists demonstrated on Friday outside the Parliament in Bangkok ahead of the vote of no confidence that Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha is going to face. FOOTAGE OF THE PROTESTS OUTSIDE THE PARLIAMENT IN BANGKOK.
Bangkok (Thailand), Dec 10 (EFE / EPA), (Camera: Diego Azubel).- Thai students demonstrated on Thursday in Bangkok against the lese majeste charges that the Police presented against 14 leaders of the pro-democracy demonstrations of the last months. Among the accused are student leaders Parit “Penguin” Chiwarak, Panupong “Mike Rayong” Jadnok and Panusaya “Rung” Sithijirawattanakul.FOOTAGE OF THE PROTEST IN BANGKOK.
Bangkok (Thailand), Sep 5 (EFE / EPA).- (Camera: Diego Azubel) Anti-government protesters protested this Sunday to demand the removal of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, due to the government's failure to manage the covid-19 crisis.FOOTAGE OF THE PROTEST IN BANGKOK.
Yangon, Myanmar, Feb 14 (EFE), (Camera: : Lynn Bobo).- Myanmar's military junta has rolled back security and freedom laws to curb growing protests against the coup it staged on Feb.1.The authorities suspended articles 5, 7, and 8 of the Protection of the Citizens for the Personal Freedom and Personal Security Law, the military's True News unit reported late Saturday.The law requires, among other legal guarantees, a warrant to carry out arrests and hold someone for more than 24 hours.But police and military no longer need warrants to carry out searches, in addition to having carte blanche to intercept citizens' communications and demand their data from telecom operators.FOOTAGE OF THE PROTESTS ON SUNDAY IN YANGON.
Pro-democracy protesters gather in Bangkok at the headquarters of Siam Commercial Bank -- in which Thai king Maha Vajiralongkorn is a major shareholder. The location of the protest was changed from the Crown Property Bureau HQ to avoid possible clashes with a rival ultra royalist rally. Soon after coming to power following his father's death in 2016, the new king took control of the Crown Property Bureau which has assets in banks, companies and prime real estate. IMAGES