Fighting talk as besieged Thai loyalists try to rally

BANGKOK - #KingKeepFighting was the hashtag used by the embattled Thai prime minister's operations centre at the weekend in a Twitter post with pictures of a walkabout by King Maha Vajiralongkorn.

The protests at first targeted Prayut before demanding curbs to the monarchy's powers, too. Demonstrations only grew bigger after a week of tough emergency measures to end them. Nattabhorn Juengsanguansit, partner at Asia Group Advisors, a government affairs consultancy, said the king's"actions signal a closer-knit and more aligned establishment".

"If violent arch-royalist demonstrators clash against the peaceful, progressive protesters, there could be a palace-endorsed army coup," said Paul Chambers of Naresuan University. "If there is more violation of the monarchy ... loyalists will not stand by and will not hesitate to escalate violence," he told reporters.Anti-government protesters, stressing a non-violent approach, are concerned.Police, who intervened at the university, say they will treat everyone fairly and stop violence.

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