Thailand's prime minister on Tuesday asked increasingly bold student-led protesters"not to create chaos" after some broke longstanding taboos by openly calling for reform of the constitutional monarchy.
A pro-democracy protester dressed as a witch flashes a three-finger salute as she attends a Harry Porter-themed protest demanding the resignation of Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha in Bangkok, Thailand, August 3, 2020. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha He did not say what changes would be considered in parliament, where his ruling coalition holds a comfortable majority after a main opposition party was dissolved in February.
On Monday night, student protesters issued a statement calling for changes in laws"that expand the power of the monarch and that could impinge on democracy where the king is the head of state”.
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