Thai pro-government rally raises risk of new confrontations | Malay Mail

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BANGKOK, July 30 — Dozens of Thai demonstrators singing patriotic songs and shouting “long live the king” rallied in the capital today in response to a series of anti-government protests led by student groups in recent weeks. The crowd, a mix mainly of the retired and some vocational students...

Protesters flash three finger salutes during a protest demanding the resignation of Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-o-cha, in Bangkok, Thailand, July 27, 2020. — Reuters pic

The crowd, a mix mainly of the retired and some vocational students gathered at Bangkok’s Democracy Monument to show support for the monarchy and the government of Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, the royalist former army chief who ousted an elected administration six years ago.

 

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