BANGKOK - A banned Thai opposition politician, who is facing a criminal complaint of defaming the monarchy, defended on Thursday his criticism of the government’s coronavirus vaccine strategy that relies on a company owned by King Maha Vajiralongkorn.
The Thai company is owned by the Crown Property Bureau, the organisation that manages tens of billions of dollars in investment under the king’s personal control. Thanathorn had alleged the AstraZeneca deal lacked transparency and Siam Bioscience was given an unfair advantage over other companies.
What is incredible in this article In these modern times we still have absolute monarchies. This clearly demonstrates the beauty of democracy and why we have to fight to keep it alive . Democracy not perfect 👌 has its own failures but still a far better method of government
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