By David Streckfuss
The first two battles over Udon Thani’s symbols—royal portraits and a monument to the city’s patron saint—subsided for the time being, but the one over a national flag continued.
The target of police interest was the Udon’s Had Enough group. When the protest in question occurred, the new group in town was only four days old.
The protest groups in Udon have gone through a few iterations. The first was the Student Liberal Democracy group , led by Udon Thani Rajabhat University students. But the university’s restrictive policies made it difficult for the group to operate, and in mid-October, the Udon’s Had Enough groupwas set up.
Its eight leaders range from 15 to 23. Half are high school students. One just finished high school. Another is just a working youth. They say their strong point is that everyone is treated equally and everyone’s ideas…
