BANGKOK, Oct 16 — Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn said “the country needs people who love the country and love the monarchy”, in pre-recorded comments broadcast on state television on Friday from an event a day earlier. The king has made no direct comment on three months of protests...
A portrait of King Maha Vajiralongkorn is seen as pro-democracy demonstrators give a three-finger salute while marching during a Thai anti-government mass protest in Bangkok October 14, 2020. — Reuters pic
BANGKOK, Oct 16 — Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn said “the country needs people who love the country and love the monarchy”, in pre-recorded comments broadcast on state television on Friday from an event a day earlier. The king has made no direct comment on three months of protests that have called for curbs to his powers as well as for the removal of Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, a former military ruler.“All your experience and the things that you’ve done. You can teach the new generation of your experience. This will be greatly useful,” he told them. — Reuters
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