More than a thousand protesters took to the streets of Bangkok Sunday, May 26, in defiance of an army junta that seized power on Thursday. Shouting “Get out!” the protesters marched from Chidlom district and headed toward the Victory Monument. The junta, led by General Prayut Chan-O-Cha, had disbanded the Senate, curbed civil liberties, imposed media restrictions, and summoned politicians and even academics critical of the coup. The military has also detained former premier Yingluck Shinawatra and said she would be held for up to a week. Prayut, said to be aligned with the anti-Thaksin bloc, had earlier said, “What I am doing in my security capacity – if I upset anyone, I apologize but it is necessary.” The BBC reported that.
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The story on the Thai army’s coup is likewise on Rappler.
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