Protesters in Thailand are planning another large rally on Sunday as they continue their push to remove the government and reform the monarchy.
The mainly student-led protests are calling for significant changes to the royal family’s role in society, which is considered a taboo subject in Thailand.
Al Jazeera’s Wayne Hay reports.
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Something needs to be done. 80% poverty in Thailand. Yet on every corner their is some useless big monument to the monarchy.
Democracy is obsolete, Thailand has to be a communist it’s the only way that can fix all problems including poverty and corruption.
@Genghis Khan no I disagree. Yes we should do something about inequality but communism is not the answer. It was a social experiment that failed and we have to move on from that
Tax all the old European men living in Thailand. Those sexpats have money. Especially in Pattaya.
@Genghis Khan and by the fact most of the thais are pro-monarchy so lol that would never happen
You been to Thailand but seem like you learn nothing honestly
what do u expect when u have a king that acts like a clown? expect a circus.
meanwhile everywhere else literally protesting patriarchy yall just dying for anarchy huh
Democracy in UAE?
UAE citizen dont need no Democrazy…
Their citizen get free healthcare, free education, income tax only for the rich, no property tax and a lot of other needs r heavily subsidize…
Why the fk do they need Democrazy??
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@Venjey Raja, you can go away now, clearly your Hindu Devdasi Caste religion is the religion of hate.
Thai (Student) Spring
Thai is a fake ethnic name they used to oppress and control all ethnicities in Thailand. There is no Thai ethnicity it’s just a nationality. Thai is Mon Khmer Malay Chinese Lao people forced by the Siam government to group into one ethnicity to prevent uprising from ethnicities that facing oppression from Thai govt and also land separation that Thai stole it from Laos and Malaysia which are Lanna(Northern Thailand), Lan xang(Northeast Thailand) both are Laos territories and Southern Thailand provinces are of Malaysia. If Thailand become real democracy they should have a referendum in these oppressed regions. Thailand government oppress Laos people and Malay people for so long.
Thai ethnicity speaks Thai language with Thai alphabet which is different from Chinese.
@Hum Noi You mean Thailand or U.S.A.???
The West invaded+killed native America(red indian: mohok apache cherokee ect.).Then conquer to be U.S.A.
“Men will never be free until the last king is strangled with the entrails of the last priest.” – Diderot
Jack W what then?!
Thats basically an anarchist opinion, doesnt make it right thought. For example japan still have thier emperor and norway still has a king.
@Mohd Khalid Khan
Rubbish. Are you suggesting that every republic without a monarchy is in anarchy?
The Thai attitude to monarchy isn’t just pathetic – it’s bizarre. Rather like yours.
The Thai monarchy cannot be ousted so easily. The Thai military, the educated elite as well as the upper class and upper middle class are strong supporters of the monarchy. And there are laws in which the protesters can be detained for.
When people are allowed to work again and earn their incomes, these demos will soon be gone.
Chillax.
They are not ousting the monarchy. The young people is just suggesting to reform it.
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Well done Thailand respect👏it’s a pity the best king ever was still alive today .best of luck Thailand 🙏
oh my…BE CAREFUL youngsters. Look, your curreny monarchy the King is a big smh. Your former King cares but.not.the current womaniser. This will not go down well at all for the young students.
Good.
Peace and Love
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bravo to the new generations of Thailand 🤘
As long as we are unappreciative of our Creator’s blessings and turning away from Him disasters keep coming down on us. That is why we deserve them all.
Idiot
Democracy for Thailand!
Stupid idiots monarcy is the best democracy is corrupt take it from a iranian who lived under the shah
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Thai people have puckered butth0le
Who is supporting these students? I am sure it’s the enemies of Thailand.
I agree ! Economics are goung bad everywhere even their parents may loose jobs and biz where they get money from feeding this
Thats racist, with your Asian privilege. You will learn when the first African trans femboy leads Thailand.
This is not that rainbow 🌈 protester who got money from big companies like red bull and CP. Sorry it’s not like what you’ve done to that country. 🙊🙉🙈
Tumben todas las monarquias …el unico rey es nuestro DIOS…
Your false god is even more dangerous for the mind. He is nothing more than a Paul fabrication !!!
The current king is nothing like his father he is just having good time with his girlfriend in Germany
And why does it matter to anyone?
Manish K S He and his soldier friend spend our tax money for themselves.
@Doodle DeeDee
Oh, so it’s money.
@Manish K S it’s not just he spend money from tax but all his money from poor thai people who have a very hard because a virus, and he try control the goverment and doesn’t care anything his people
In modern era, monarchy? any so-called royal family is very ordinary people. They don’t have to get any wealth and power and have no right to it as well. The old custom must be eliminated.
Monarchy is outdated.
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What can I help?
I completely understand them….here in orissa,India a guy has been ruling for past 20 years….so I can relate the pain of my brothers and sisters of Thailand….but my honest appeal to them is to go in nonviolence and peace full way ….that’s how we can win…
How ? Give some example?
Well….two biggest examples are here….one belongs to my nation- mr.gandhi…he swept away British rulers only through nonviolence…and second is mr.nelson Mandela….he fought against racial injustice through peace…..so you know , everything is achievable through peace…
Monarchy should stay. But reform government
Congratulations to the people of Thailand! Keep it up at any cost. Dictators only recognize power.
Previous king is most respected….the Thai’s love him….
This would be much simpler if no king was given a godlike status. When the last king died there was literally worship to him. He’s just human. So it this one.
There is no king but the king of King’s ( Jesus Christ). Man believes he is somebody when he he is really dust and dust he shall return.
What is so special about this king?
Like living in Germany by taxes of Thai people.
15 year jail for criticizing monarch is stupid. I mean it’s 21st century, this law isn’t modern. British system is far better where monarchy is only symbolic and can be criticized
Power of students.💪
Why hate the king?
What did he do?
@Manish K S I understand your point but Thai monarchy’s propaganda is not a normal propaganda with the politicians, it’s a SUPER PROPAGANDA(if you’re thai you will know well). And that makes the monarchy even more unclear about corruptions and other criminalities. And I don’t think we should normalize both.
Order to kidnapped and killed people who criticize them 2 guys just got kill by cut open their stomach and put concrete block inside then throw into Mekong River in Laos. They escaped to Laos wait for asylum from French. List go on and on. Also military coup is death sentence however kings signed the document to protect them. Kings because not just the 10th many times before also.
@RAWpaper
That’s sad, he should spend more than he earns.
It’s not that he is using it for charity or using it to promote tourism.
@Patti Sresta
So they use it to declare themselves as super humans?
@RAWpaper
So he pardoned military that couped against him?
Whoever is your God and Creator of this World and this whole Universe, He did NOT create “kings”!
He created ALL people equal!
Some of those kings, we still have, have usurped their power as kings, while others were chosen by the rich elite of the nation.
The Thailand people are right, by demanding to elect their own leaders, who they think, that they will best represent them and their interests according to their wishes!
This is, of course, called DEMOCRACY! The rule according to the will of the majority of ALL the citizens of the country, and NOT according to the will of a king or minority!
Free Thailand.
Kaya free?
Money trace. Does it lead to the west *USA*
. Look at HK, its now finished. Jobless and poverty soars. Is this what you want
we need to held a protest against aljazera’z agenda !
You are an idiot !!!
If it was King Arthur from the Fate series, would people still be protesting…about not enough high quality Dakimakuras to go around?
Criticizing to King of Thai is forbidden because of Lèse-majesté. So Thai people emphasize they emphasize criticizing not King but courtiers.
It’s similar to chrysanthemum taboo in Japan. Though Japan abolished Lèse-majesté it’s taboo criticizing Emperor and his family from perspective of abolishment of emperor system.
Some experts points out the reason why Japan hesitate to accept WW2 massacre and anti humanistic action is that Japanese fears criticizing to Emperor Hirohito.
Royal family ? Why world still need royal family? World should abolish all of them
Norway has a king and japan have emperor, there are quite a few kings around the world you will be surprised.
Please take example of Nepal , my country and don’t protest monarchy as for a king country is his and he loves his country but for politicians country is their means of earning and they sell it for profit
Nepal not a communist …..we are republic democratic liberal country but I wished it should be democratic as England where their is some kind of monarchy
sir…king was also no different from current politicians..
which king you are talking..
the mahendra who imposed one language one dress and one culture in multicultured country by supressing culture of janajati and madeshis then treating them as second class citizen
or you are talking about one who is willing to kill his brother for power.
Every Nepali must be equal..
no one has by birth right to rule other
Actually in panchayet Kal that means Mahendra’s time it was micro management and everyone had a saying also ….may be Gyanendra killed his brother which is not proved though but he left his kingship just to save people bcoz he would have extent his rule by killing as many people as he can ….. Further moreall this first class people and second class people is a agenda rised by politicians to prolong their rule
sir, do you really think he could stay in power long by slaughtering peaceful protesters in this mordern globalized world..at least i think so
and yes sir, no one wants to see we nepalese be divided in 1st and 2nd class citizen. But for a real unity, all the nepalies must be equal in term of their culture, language, religion dress and oppertunities.
But saying that, we can no forget the historical discrimination done by state to minorities. how madhesis were treated in street of kathmandu as if they were indians.
It never mean to that any one is against the khas arya community.
actually they are great community with rich culture dress and language. i respect and love the dhaka daura.
Sir what you say is true but it will change by right education and social awareness which was happening at that time but due to Nepal internal conflict it slowed …..also how it happened for equality now could have happened peacefully
Those protesters want a black trans femboy as there king of Thailand.
1793 all over again. Égalité !!!
Protest? Don’t kidding me
It just another Color revolution , like Hong Kong , Lebonan, Ukraine , Serbia
Destroy other’s cities and countries can M.A.G.A
It’s the fact . I think Trump and Pompeo totally agree this fact
No one would cut your stomach open, replace with concrete block and throw into river. Ofc, you can say. Go to Thailand and criticize King. You will see. Иди и смотри
Haaa
Thanks to FAT Mike Pompeo for sponsoring this protest 😏
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Thailand students have one of the lowest alcohol and drug use. which is both lame and uncool.
Brave girl .She’s a hero.
The Government puts fear into the people to silence them ,it’s not a democracy it’s a elitist dictatorship run on fear.
She’s also fat and ugly
@Palm says the dim and uninspiring .
Wishing such a protest in Muslim Monarchy across the world! 👍
Nah, we find with our monarchy. Except Saud and UAE monarchs.
Qatar, Jordanese, Kuwait and Omani Monarchs are good. Most Omani people actually love their monarchs and would not want them to go. The former Monarch Sultan Qaboos was an absolute monarch, but he himself created a parliament and gave it powers so that the people can be happy.
And there are many Saudi monarch loyalists.
But Saudi and UAE Emirati Monarchs are controversial.
Or some sort of dark age
It’s not time to do rally, covid is lurking around…
Now hong Kong no more rally because scare of covid
At least they are all wearing masks. It should also be noted that there has been no locally transmitted cases in Thailand for almost 3 months now.
They actually started protesting since early this year before the pandemic. Then they stopped and did their part to control the pandemic before resuming again now.
Power belongs to the people of Thailand, not to a man whom nobody elected. Stay strong and fight for your rights. Greetings from Belarus
We don’t want monarchy!
The new King is 90% of his Time in Garmisch Partenkirchen Germany!
can some Germany friend bomb that hotel for thai people.
Just bomb that one room, please. Others shouldn’t die because of the useless trash.
He is Playboy King
I wonder when Muslim women will start to protest their oppression.
They are not oppressed. I wont say much. Just go and watch Lesley Hazleton’s TED Talks on Islam. She is a Jewish Atheist by the way.
And that oppression thing you say is mostly false on most parts of the Muslim world.
Yes, some societies are very traditional and culturally rooted (and poor, which often leds to charismatic Islamic Priests spreading false Information to gain attention, which in turn affected the culture and a different form of Islam gets taught there which leads to your misunderstanding, like what happened in Afghanistan and Pakistan and Saudi Arabia (note that Saudi Arabia follows their own form of Islam called Wahhabism which has its differences from real Islam).
So false information, Western Propaganda, and Ignorance leads to conclusions like you did. I hope you will learn more about Islam and Watch the video I told you to watch.
Oh, that charistmatic fake Priest thing also happens in Bangladesh. Most go by the name Piirs. Most of them are very controversial, as a lot fo their teaching is nowhere near real Islam.
Thailand has to become a communist country that’s the only way to end all never-ending problems, they can live peacefully and with less poverty, corruption than demoncracy.
Sign of Thai people’s mature sense of democracy
Prayuth Chan O-Cha and His Government Get Out!!!!!!!
This useless king and its corrupted government has drain Thailand of everything…
I stand by the protesters and hope for a better future for Thailand
Is it posible for Thailand become republic?
No chance, and I prefer it this way
Palm why do you prefer to stay as it is..?
Also to mention, one student who is also one of the members of the lead protesters, Parit has already been arrested by the police, “carried away by the police” if I may say. His words before getting into the police station are “DICTATORSHIP shall fall, DEMOCRACY shall prevail”. As one of the Thai citizens, I feel really grateful that these news are getting spread globally. Thai people are singing, a song of angry men who will not remain silent any longer. This is not only a protest. This will be a revolution.
For those who don’t understand. Thai monarchy has been manipulating the politics for a very long time. They brainwashed us since we were born. We’ve been told to treat the monarchy like god, and we the people are just small little creatures. The propagandas are everywhere from school, television, songs, street, literally everywhere. And there’s a law that whoever criticize the monarchy would get punished. Do you think this is what a good country should be? We’ve been manipulated for too long.
-sorry for my english
Your English is very understandable and your points are legitimate, from the standpoint of a grown-up and intelligent free citizenry. Best regards. Chok dee.
@KS8910 we still have many kings and sultans in indonesia (almost a hundred actually), although only one who has the right to control politics in his kingdom as a governor, while the others only have role to make sure the tradition is alive.
actually I do agree it’s true that every monarch will issue law to respect their monarchy, while here we don’t have such law but all monarchy are respected, no one dare to mock at them.
for me, I should respect the govt, if no one respect the govt then the country will be in chaos tho.
as a non thai I don’t understand the situation there so I can’t say anything about your country, hope the best for your country tho 🙂
@KS8910 lol people openly insult Donald Trump all the time(even with bad words). I’ve never heard these people get punished for this. It’s called CRITICISM not THREATENING. A monarchy or a government of a real democracy country shouldn’t be scared of just “criticism”.
@KS8910 And there’s a ton of good people on the world who do good for their countries without needing to film a video for the whole country to see.
Yes we have something manipulate us. Whenever government who pro citizens , they will be over thrown. But the deceptive governments never coupled. And behind the scene of them is what thai know.
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Everyday at 5:00 p.m Bangkok completely stops and every Thai bows their head while they play the national anthem over loudspeakers. Most tourists never notice…but, when you do notice it seems very strange. : )
How many note that politics are a “divided house” that often causes protests from those who do hold to the present governmental view ? If a marriage is divided, with constant arguments, can it stand ? It might remain, but are both mates happy, making each truly satisfied, feeling content, working together as “one” ?
About 1/2 of all marriages end in divorce or most of the ones that remain together are “on the rocks” or one or both mates just does not care. The same can be spoken of the world of politics, from Thailand to China to Russia to the United States to Brazil to Mexico to Germany, for the political arena is nothing more than a “divided house” of strife that never ends.
Just as with a marriage that is crumbling, so that it usually ends up in separation or divorce, so likewise of the political field, for it is so segregated and divisive and full of hate that there is no hope of total unity. So, what needs to be done to the “divided house” of politics that has been a “roadblock” to global unity ?
It is necessary to follow what the Bible book of Proverbs states: “Remove the dross (or impurities) from the silver, and it will emerge completely refined”.(Prov 25:4) So, what is needed is that the world of politics be completely removed from the earth in order for the “silver” or “meek” ones that Jesus said would “inherit the earth” to enjoy life in total unity “emerge completely refined” as one “family”.(Matt 5:5)
At Daniel 2, it shows what God (whose personal name is Jehovah, Ps 83:18) will accomplish in the near future, that of ‘ crushing ‘ all political governments out of existence, so that the earth will be ruled by its rightful owner, Jehovah God, through his Kingdom or God’s Kingdom.(Dan 2:35, 44, 45)
Only then, when all divisive political governments have been eradicated from the earth, along with their supporters, can global peace be attained, so that “meek” ones can have “exquisite delight in the abundance of peace…..forever”.(Ps 37:10, 11, 29)
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Stand with Thailand !!! All demands no one less !!!
Last time there were protest, it didn’t go very well
Glad to see that you are inspired by Uncle Ho
More than 10,000 protests in Bangkok
Thai Dictatorship, form of government in Thailand which one person or a small group possesses absolute power without effective constitutional limitations. … Dictatorship down with tyrants!
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คนร่วมพวกคนกลุ่มน้อยที่เป็นพวกพ้องร่วมใช้อำนาจแบบเบ็ดเสร็จแบบไม่กลัวกฎหมายในการเอาเปรียบ เข่นฆ่าข่มแห็ง โกง ฆ่า อุ้มหาย ล้างสมองประชาชนให้เป็นผู้ด้อยโอกาศกว่าในสังคมในทุกๆเรื่องแล้วสร้างภาพว่าพวกตัวเองดีเริ่ด กลุ่มพวกมันทำเห้ๆอะไรๆก็ได้คือบุญคุณคือความดี ทำเห้ๆแบบไม่เกรงกลัวใครในโลกนี้แบบไม่ปรึกษาใคร จ้องแต่เอาเปรียบคนรู้ไม่ทัน แถมพวกคนไม่รู้ทันก็ตกเป็นเหยื่อจากการโฆษณาชวนเชื่อจากการปั่นกระแสจากพวกเผด็จการ ประเทศไทยไม่เจริญเพราะส่วนมากสื่อสารอังกฤษไม่เก่งเลยไม่ทันเกมส์พวกมัน
98% สมองของคนไทยก็ถูกล้างให้รับความเป็นทาสมานาน
คิดเองไม่เป็น ก็ โง่ จน เจ็บ แบบไทยๆไป
จนถึงวันตาย แต่สมัยนี้รุ่นลูกหลานเต็มไปด้วยความฉลาดทันโลกทันเหตุการณ์ถึงได้ลุกขึ้นมาสู้ เพื่อให้รัฐไทยเลิกเล่นเกมส์เล่นละครได้แล้ว เริ่มหันมาพัฒนาชาติไทยแบบจริงจังเพื่อความอยู่ดีมีสุขที่เท่าเทียมของคนในทุกหมู่เหล่า ในชาติเถอะรัฐบาลไทย มีอำนาจแล้วโกงแล้วรวยแล้วยิ่งใหญ่แล้วเพื่ออะไร สุดท้ายก็ต้องตายจากไป บอกให้คนในชาติใจบุญๆ
ส่วนพวกเอ็งเนี่ยใจบุญมั่ง คือเลิกเป็นเผด็จการซ่ะที เถอะ
Protest to remove Qatari monarchy
Let me guess…chinese thai?..
Not gonna happen. Your dear leader is a good friend of the U.S.
I used to live in Thailand at a time of coup and martial law. Looking at this now kinda reminds me of how that civil unrest started years back. I hope this time, the government finally listens to these young people and get rid of that D-bag king. Rama XI was good and respectable but the current members of the Thai Royal family aren’t fit for the throne. Might as well abolish the throne all together.
Thailand people’s should kick out monarchy change to be republic of Thailand because king are corrupt and not care for his peoples during bad time happened in the country please change that corruption Royal family
monarchy shouldn’t exist in 2020
This is a prelude to a one world government ruled from Jerusalem.
Yes. Again. Do it , Change it. I am your side People. Insane to say “Have a right to protest but Can Not Criticize the Monarchy”
What more of this government and this King want to hold on?
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Same script to overthrow the government as HK.
They protest for a thief that support them behind they are not innocent but they are traitors transnational.
1:00 He said something contradict to his own words.
I lived in Thailand during an earlier student rebellion in the 60s. Everyone worshipped the then king. Saying a word of criticism was called “lese-majeste.” Off to jail you went…
If the king is good we will respect him but he got nothing in the right way, he’ve never done good things for his people.
Y isn’t anyone talking about the democratic regression in America? Or rather the American spring? Or is dis another new target?
Thank you for this report. Please international community, help us!! 🙁
The Thai monarchy receives 1 BILLION US dollars every year from tax payers… meanwhile the average citizens are on the poverty level…. The Thai monarchy is the richest monarchy in the world because of Thai Tax payers… 🙁
Dame Thai government and its suppression of Thai people
Everyone in the world is protesting, except me. I have nothing to complain about, and I think the leaders of the world are doing a great job…keep it up! One suggestion, though: the King of Thailand might want to think about switching to a different hat.
Good wishes students .Ur monarchy must be reformed
while here in indonesia we have dozens of kings and sultans across thousands of islands.
only one has right to control the politics of his kingdom as a governor, other than him only has role to protect the culture.
we don’t have law to protect their dignity, but literally no one dare to mock at the kings and sultans, it’s just a common sense tho.
The king is the body of killing the people of Thailand.
The evil king who caused problems for Thailand, people around the world
I want my Arab brothers to help each other against the king. Rob diamond Saudi Arabia Kill the king’s relatives and kill the diplomats.
Monarchy is always stupid in 21th century. Not just Thailand, look at Malaysia, it has 9 kings! And part of people’s taxes go to their pockets without any contribution to the country. How stupid is that?