Filipino, Thai woman, arrested in Bangkok for running scam loan company

Protests are set to continue following Parliament’s decision yesterday to reject a draft charter amendment submitted by human rights non-profit group iLaw, with the backing of over 100,000 signatures. Protest leader Jatupat Boonpattarasaksa says the rejection, which happened after the first reading of the bill, has left activists with no choice other than to continue the protests. He added that he would not take part in any reconciliation committee, saying the government had its chance yesterday.

Other protest leaders and groups echo his sentiment, with the Free Youth group accusing parliamentarians of serving a “dictator”, and ignoring the demands of the Thai people. The Thai PM was never voted for by the Thai electorate, but nominated by a joint sitting of bath Houses of Parliament. The Thai senate are all hand-selected to serve by the former military junta, the NCPO.

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