#Thailand protesters & police alike ready for round 2 on 2nd day of protest at Sanam Luang, infront of Thai #grandpalace. Many camped out in the field overnight as protesters kept speeches going on almost throughout the night. #19กันยาทวงอํานาจคืนราษฏร
#Thailand#protest crowd certainly thinned out since last night where tens of thousands were gathered here on Sanam Luang, a royal park right infront of palace and beside #Thammasat University. Protest leader says #monarchy shouldn't be above politics #19กันยาทวงอํานาจคืนราษฏร
#Thailand leading protest leaders stating their demands for reforms to #monarchy right infront of the #GrandPalace. These demands include getting rid of lèse majesté law, closing some of the royal offices/units & reducing budget of the palace. #19กันยาทวงอํานาจคืนราษฏร
#Thailand protesters taking a break before regrouping later to march to most likely Government House where #PM@prayutofficial office is. Protesters demanding for reformed #monarchy but reiterate it's NOT to topple monarchy but to modernize institution #19กันยาทวงอํานาจคืนราษฏร
The field infront of #Thailand Royal Palace is the closest protesters allowed to go to demand for changes in government, constitution and #monarchy reforms. This scene infront of the #palace is already considered a very bold move & quite a breakthrough #19กันยาทวงอํานาจคืนราษฏร
#Thailand#protesters will soon march off to a location that local reports say will be to the government house, #PM#Prayut office as they want to hand over a list of their demands for reforms. Meantime, they're just getting a morning workout #19กันยาทวงอํานาจคืนราษฏร
1 of the main routes to #Thailand#Bangkok government house has been blocked with at least 100 officers insight. #Protesters have been said to be planning to march to that location to hand in their demands for change in country. #19กันยาทวงอํานาจคืนราษฏร
Current scene outside government house as #Thailand protesters will soon march out of Sanam Luang, field infront of #palace where many camped overnight since peaceful demonstrations started Sat morning. Citizens want reforms while #PM called for unity #19กันยาทวงอํานาจคืนราษฏร
More pics of barricades set up with officers stationed to handle any #protesters. But #Thailand protest leaders urged people not to confront officers or this potential clash will ruin ultimate goal to achieve reforms in government, country, #monarchy#19กันยาทวงอํานาจคืนราษฏร
#Thailand#protesters have decided not to march to government house as they say they want demands for reforms to head straight up to #King & to #palace. Protesters have also increased number of times in this demonstration to call for #monarchy reforms #19กันยาทวงอํานาจคืนราษฏร
Officers stationed around #Thailand government house still remaining alert even though #protesters have decided not to march to this location. Reports initially said demonstrators plan to go to government house to hand in the hard copy of their reforms #19กันยาทวงอํานาจคืนราษฏร
More than 2 hours after #Thailand#protesters dispersed from Sanam Luang royal park after overnight demonstration infront of #palace, many still waiting to take pic of symbolic plaque embedded into ground that reads "The country belongs to the people" #19กันยาทวงอํานาจคืนราษฏร
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In the #Thai invite letter to @ASEAN foreign ministers, which I've also seen, @MFAThai minister Don says the "meeting is intended to be an informal dialogue that could be part of the initial steps of the #Myanmar peace process" #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
Victims buried in a mass grave after #Myanmar#military launched air strikes on a #Kachin Independence Organization #KIO anniversary celebration Oct 23. At least 80 people said to be killed, 100s more injured. Fatalities may rise over hindered medical aid #whatshappeninginmyanmar
Despite atrocities committed, #Myanmar#military remains defiant by calling air strikes & killings of civilians in #Hpakant#Kachin "fabricated" & "rumours". They've now cited own "sources" saying only ethnic #Kachin Independence Army #KIA personnel & resistance fighters killed
#Myanmar#military again takes issue with foreign embassy/UN statements condemning air attacks, insisting comments made "without proper verification" & can be seen as "intentional dissemination of rumours" & "meddling of the internal affairs" of Myanmar. #WhatsHappeninglnMyanmar
#Myanmar#military's air attacks on #Hpakant#Kachin during a Kachin Independence Organization #KIO concert Oct 23 killed at least 80 people & 100s more injured. #KIA says the army carried out a "mass killing" which is "1 of the most cruel & deplorable action" against civilians.
#Myanmar's #ethnic armed group #KIA/#Kachin Independence Organization #KIO adds that the #military regime's latest attack only "encourages stronger revolution against" the Myanmar army. KIA has been clashing with the military for over 60 years. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
Some prominent singers/artists said to have been killed/injured in #Myanmar#military air attacks aimed at #Hpakant, Kachin. #Kachin Independence Army has upped its clashes with military since Feb 2021 #coup. #KIA had rejected army's offer of peace talks #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
Videos of aftermath of #Myanmar#military air strikes on #Hpakant#Kachin sent to me for use. Increasingly, Myanmar military has been/will be using air attacks to target #ethnic territories controlled by ethnic armed groups/civilian resistance forces #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
🧵In less than 2 months, #Myanmar & #Russia met at least 3 times via high-level physical visits. #Military chief now making 2nd trip to Russia with his last one only in mid-July. Attending Eastern Economic Forum, he'll likely engage Russian defence again #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
#Russia's Vladivostok Eastern Economic Forum's aimed at attracting investments into Russia. Unclear if Russian President Putin will attend. Since #Moscow attacked #Ukraine 5 months ago, nations like #US & #EU have introduced/expanded sanctions on Russia #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
But in latest rebuttal to @ASEAN, #Myanmar#military remains obstinate & defiant as it objected to #ASEAN's accusation that military has shown "lack of progress" in implementing 5-point plan to resolve crisis. Military staged #coup on Feb 1, 2021. 2/5 #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
#Myanmar#military in turn accuses @ASEAN of making "1-sided assessment" of its 5-point consensus implementation efforts & that bloc was not appraising results in an "objective and fair manner based on the factual updates and situations on the ground" 3/5 #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar