Tired of army rule, Thai youth a rising force in March election


  • World
  • Tuesday, 29 Jan 2019

FILE PHOTO: A woman walks past a graffiti with the word 'vote', as the first national election since the military seized power in 2014 coup is set for next month, in Bangkok, Thailand January 11, 2019. REUTERS/Jorge Silva/File Photo

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Standing atop the stairs outside his university auditorium, 20-year-old activist Parit Chiwarak led a protest of hundreds of people calling for an end to Thailand's ruling military junta.

"The military is supposed to protect the country, not fight the people," he called out to students gathered this month at Thammasat, one of Thailand's most prestigious universities.

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