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Bangkok, Apr 13 (EFE/EPA).- The crime of lèse-majesté has become the Thai government's most effective weapon to quash the opposition and any attempt at criticism.Charismatic politician Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit is the most prominent figure to be accused of insulting the king after having questioned the country's vaccination program, which could land him in prison. (Camera: RAMÓN ABARCA/NARONG SANGNAK). FOOTAGE SHOT ON 30 MARCH 2021 SHOWS POLITICIAN THANATHORN JUANGROONGRUANGKIT DURING AN INTERVIER WITH EFE, IN BANGKOK, THAILAND.SOUND BITES: THANATHORN JUANGROONGRUANGKIT, POLITICIAN (IN ENGLISH).
Thai opposition leader Pita Limjaroenrat says he is "ready to be prime minister" after a stunning election result that left his upstart progressive party as the biggest in parliament. SOUNDBITE
Bangkok, Oct 28 (EFE/EPA).- Former opposition leaders in Thailand turned activists on Wednesday accused the Government of sowing "seeds of hatred" for falsely accusing anti-government protesters of wanting to overthrow the monarchy.Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit and Piyabutr Saengkanokkul, two former leaders of the disbanded Future Forward opposition party, made the remarks in a press conference. (Camera: RUNGROJ YONGRIT).SHOT LIST: FORMER LEADERS OF THE DISBANDED FUTURE FORWARD OPPOSITION PARTY, PIYABUTR SAENGKANOKKUL AND THANATHORN JUANGROONGRUANGKIT, SPEAK DURING A PRESS CONFERENCE IN BANGKOK, THAILAND.SOUND BITES: PIYABUTR SAENGKANOKKUL AND THANATHORN JUANGROONGRUANGKIT, FORMER LEADERS OF THE DISBANDED FUTURE FORWARD OPPOSITION PARTY (IN THAI).TRANSLATIONS:1. PIYABUTR SAENGKANOKKUL, FORMER SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE DISBANDED FUTURE FORWARD OPPOSITION PARTY.- The way the Senate, the Member of Representatives from the coalition government and the ministers talked (about the protests) shows that they were trying to discredit the protests organized by students and people, accusing them of being backed by certain group of people or by foreigners. They tried to devalue the protests all the time. 2. THANATHORN JUANGROONGRUANGKIT, FORMER LEADER OF THE DISBANDED FUTURE FORWARD OPPOSITION PARTY. -The line drawn to divide people in the past was so vague. You could either be with the yellow shirt or the red shirt, the people or the dictators. But judging from how they played it this time, there will be only one single line (that divides people): the monarchy. - The seeds of the hatred sown by the government are growing. Those seeds of hatred will grow into trees and the violent acts against people who are on the opposite side will be legitimated. - We had a lot of expenses because we did not want to ask for the money from anyone. We did not want to be indebted to anyone. That's why we decided to go with the loan. We tried to raise money, we tried to sell our own stuff, which no other party has ever done before. They (the products) are still right there behind you. You can still see what we were trying to do. And when we wanted to sell them online, we weren't allowed to do that.
Labour Party leader Keir Starmer arrives to cast his ballot at a polling station in London, as Britain begins voting in local and mayoral elections that are expected to increase pressure on beleaguered Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. The polls are the last major electoral test before a general election that Sunak's Tory party, in power since 2010, seems destined to lose to Starmer's Labour opposition. IMAGES
US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer meets Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid on his visit to the United States, which has voiced growing frustration at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. IMAGES
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