Protesters have demanded reforms to the monarchy, calling for its powers to be curbed. FMTNews
A woman addresses an anti-govt gathering attended by hundreds of people last Saturday in Bangkok.
In a sign of more coordinated opposition to the students, a former nationalist activist, Sumet Trakulwoonnoo, 46, announced a new pro-government group, the Coordination Center of Vocational Students for the Protection of National Institutions . The protesters, led by student groups, have made a growing number of veiled references to the monarchy, a highly sensitive topic, and one speaker at a recent rally called for its reform.
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