Thai protesters, 'human beings, not dust', march in challenge to king

Pro-democracy protesters march to German Embassy in Bangkok, Thailand October 26, 2020. REUTERS/Soe Zeya TunBANGKOK: Describing themselves as"human beings, not dust", thousands of Thai protesters demanding reforms of the monarchy marched to the German embassy in Bangkok on Monday to put pressure on King Maha Vajiralongkorn, who spends much of his time in Germany.

- Whether he must to pay inheritance tax there after the death of his father King Bhumibol Adulyadej in 2016.It was signed:"Best regards from fellow human beings, not dust" - a reference to a Thai expression that people are but dust under the king's feet. Protesters accuse the monarchy of helping to enable decades of domination by military rulers. They also complain about spending on the king's European visits at a time the coronavirus has hit the tourism-reliant economy hard.The political crisis in Thailand has also made the king's presence a challenge for Germany.

Members of the opposition Move Forward party accused Prayut of trying to use the monarchy to keep power - particularly regarding an incident around a royal motorcade that was used to justify tough emergency measures on Oct 15.Prayut rejected a demand from protesters to step down and said last week it was his government's job to protect the monarchy.

Because they still have pride in being Thai

March, can. Destroy society, cannot

Right , but Singapore not understand this . Because Singapore is not a democracy .

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