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Myanmar draft cybersecurity law adds to protests over coup

BANGKOK – A draft cybersecurity law due to be implemented in Myanmar has raised protests that it will be used to quash dissent rather than protect privacy.

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Asian shares mostly gain after Biden speaks with China's Xi

Major Asian stock indexes were mostly higher on Thursday after President Joe Biden held his first conversation with Chinese leader Xi Jinping since taking office.

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Singapore Airlines starts flights with crew fully vaccinated against covid

Singapore Airlines (SIA) began operating flights on Thursday with full sets of crew members vaccinated against COVID-19 as the city-state seeks to rejuvenate its status as an international travel hub.The airline said pilots and cabin crew on three international flights from Singapore had received both of the required doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.Also Read | Inside the Mindtree makeover strategyThe Singapore government has urged workers at the national airline to sign up for its inoculation program in a bid to make SIA the world's first carrier with all staff vaccinated against COVID-19.Singapore Airlines said Thursday's three flights with a fully vaccinated crew - to Jakarta, Bangkok and Phnom Penh - were among the first in the

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Military coup yet another blow for Myanmar's sagging economy

BANGKOK – The military coup in Myanmar is unlikely to do the country’s struggling economy, once considered a promising “last frontier,” any good at all.

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Asian shares mostly higher, China markets fall back

BANGKOK – Asian shares were mostly higher on Wednesday as investors bet on eventual approval of a relatively big version of President Joe Biden's pandemic relief bill. The advance followed a broad rally on Wall Street, with solid contributions from Big Tech companies, banks and other sectors.

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Myanmar's Suu Kyi detained again — without her old support

BANGKOK – A day after Myanmar’s military pulled off a well-choreographed coup, the country’s civilian leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, finds herself right back where she was just over a decade ago — under house arrest.

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A decade after junta's end, Myanmar military back in charge

BANGKOK – The man installed by army leaders as Myanmar’s president after Monday's military coup is best known abroad for his role in the crackdown on 2007 pro-democracy protests and for his ties to still powerful military leaders.

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Asian shares retreat after bumpy day on Wall Street

BANGKOK – Shares fell in Asia on Tuesday on renewed worries that troubles with COVID vaccine rollouts and the spread of new variants of coronavirus might delay a recovery from the pandemic.

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Thai leader threatens punishment for false vaccine news

BANGKOK – Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha warned Tuesday that his government will prosecute anyone who shares false information about coronavirus vaccines in social or mass media.The government already has the power to impose punishments under a state of emergency that was declared last March to deal with the health threat.Prayuth’s warning was an apparent reaction to charges that his government has done too little to acquire adequate supplies of vaccines.

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Saina Nehwal tests positive for Covid ahead of major tournament in Thailand

Saina Nehwal and H S Prannoy, who had recently recovered from COVID-19, have again tested positive for the dreaded disease here ahead of the Thailand Open which began on Tuesday.The duo, along with the Indian team, was looking to participate in the Asia leg events comprising the Thailand Open (January 12-17), TOYOTA Thailand Open (January 19-24) and the HSBC BWF World Tour Finals 2020 (January 27-31).Also Read | How plant meat is coming of age in India"Saina and Prannoy tested positive for COVID-19 during a test conducted on Monday. They will stay in quarantine for 10 days in a Bangkok hospital.

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Asia Today: Thailand confirms 745 new coronavirus cases

BANGKOK – Thailand has registered 745 new coronavirus cases, with a new death reported in Bangkok, where a semi-lockdown went into effect.The Centre of COVID-19 Situation Administration said Monday that the new infections bring the total number since last January to 8,439, while the death toll has climbed to 65.The agency said the number included 152 Thais and 577 migrant workers in Samut Sakhon, the province next to Bangkok that is the epicenter of the new outbreak.Nearly all the infected workers were employed in fish markets and factories and are all housed in dormitories that have been closed off to the public since the recent outbreak began.

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Thailand mulls more restrictions amid second wave of coronavirus

Thailand's government held off from ordering new nationwide business shutdowns on Sunday amid a wave of coronavirus cases but empowered some provincial governors to set their own restrictions and pleaded with the public not to travel.Thailand, which had largely controlled the virus by mid-2020, saw a second wave of outbreaks beginning in December.On Sunday, it confirmed 315 new coronavirus cases, the majority of which are local transmission, bringing its total to 7,694 cases and 64 deaths since its first case last January.Samut Sakhon, a province south of Bangkok where the current outbreak started, reported 541 additional cases on Sunday.

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The Latest: Bangkok shuts down venues as virus spreads

New Year’s revelries muted by virus as curtain draws on 2020— Wisconsin hospital worker arrested for spoiled vaccine doses— Brazil scrambles to approve virus vaccine as pressure mounts— California surpassed 25,000 coronavirus deaths since the start of the pandemic and officials disclosed that three more cases involving a mutant variant of the virus have been confirmed in San Diego County. — France’s government is pledging to pick up the pace of COVID-19 vaccinations after being criticized for a glacially slow rollout.

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Asia Today: Thailand reports 250 new coronavirus cases

BANGKOK – Thailand has reported 250 new cases of the coronavirus, including 241 local transmissions, as the country grapples with an intensifying outbreak of the virus.After months of seeming to have the COVID-19 situation under control, Thailand has seen two major clusters developing since mid-December.

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Thailand imposes new restrictions amid coronavirus outbreak

Thailand has seen two major clusters developing since mid-December that threatened to undo its progress. One has mainly infected hundreds of migrant workers from Myanmar at a seafood market near Bangkok, the capital, while in recent days a cluster has grown connected to a gambling den in an eastern province.As part of the restrictions announced Monday, hostess bars, gambling venues and massage parlors in Bangkok were ordered by the city government to close from Tuesday until Jan.

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The Latest: Oman starts vaccinations with 1st batch of shots

Unemployment benefits expire for millions as Trump rages— EU launches vaccine rollout, historic day in virus fight— Millions face new UK virus restrictions; border chaos eases— A wave of COVID-19 has engulfed prisons in Belarus that are packed with people in custody for demonstrating against the nation’s authoritarian president.— Health officials in Thailand say two new clusters of coronavirus cases have been found that appear to be linked to a major outbreak discovered a week earlier among migrant workers in an industrial province near Bangkok. — A Black doctor who died battling COVID-19 complained of racist medical care in widely shared social media posts.

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Thailand confident coronavirus outbreak is controllable

BANGKOK – Thailand’s government is confident it can contain a major coronavirus resurgence without a national lockdown, instead relying on provincial controls as the outbreak mainly among migrant seafood workers continued to spread. “I can assure that the government will do its best,” Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said in a live televised address after a meeting of the government’s COVID-19 coordinating center.

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Thai actress aiding protests charged with insulting monarchy

BANGKOK – A well-known actress who is one of the most high-profile supporters of Thailand’s pro-democracy protest movement answered a police summons Monday charging her with violating the country’s harsh law against defaming the monarchy, even though she is not known to have spoken publicly about the royal institution.Inthira “Sai” Charoenpura, who is also a singer, has drawn both praise and criticism for giving material support and raising funds for the student-led movement.

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Thousands line up for tests amid Thailand virus outbreak

SAMUT SAKHON – Thousands of people lined up for coronavirus tests in a province near Bangkok on Sunday, as Thai authorities scrambled to contain an outbreak of the virus that has infected nearly 700 people.Triple lines of mainly migrant workers stretched for around 100 meters in one location alone, at Mahachai in Samut Sakhon province, as health officials in mobile units methodically took nasal swabs.

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Thailand sees 548 new coronavirus cases setting new daily record

Thailand reported more than 500 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, the country’s highest daily tally.The 548 new cases, most of them connected with an outbreak at a wholesale seafood market on the outskirts of Bangkok, come after the country saw only a small number of infections over the past several months due to strict border and quarantine controls. Public trust hinges on government’s transparency on coronavirus vaccine, doctors say Health officials said 516 of the new cases were found in connection with the outbreak at the Klang Koong shrimp market in Samut Sakhon province.

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Thai king leads thousands to remember late father's birthday

BANGKOK – Thousands of yellow-clad supporters greeted Thailand’s king on Saturday as he led a birthday commemoration for his revered late father, the latest in a series of public appearances at a time of unprecedented challenge to the monarchy from student-led protesters.King Maha Vajiralongkorn, accompanied by Queen Suthida, waved as he arrived at Bangkok's Sanam Luang ceremonial ground.

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Rosie Perez Opens Up About 'The Flight Attendant' and Her Early Battle With COVID-19 (Exclusive)

Rosie Perez had her own frightening experience with COVID-19, even before the United States battled the deadly disease.It was this time last year that the actress was fighting for her life inside a Bangkok hospital. Perez, 56, caught the coronavirus while she was shooting, and now she's sharing her terrifying health scare with ET.«I end up being severely ill to the point where they had to bring a doctor on set,» Perez told ET's Kevin Frazier.

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For star chefs, pandemic pared away unnecessary flab

Put two Michelin-starred chefs on a stage, even a virtual one, with one of India’s most innovative chefs, and the conversation is likely to be full of spice.“Jesus Christ," was Italian restaurateur and three-star Michelin chef Massimo Bottura’s reply to Delhi-based Ritu Dalmia’s question about a historical figure he’d like to cook for. “But he was starving," Dalmia exclaimed.

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Thai prime minister acquitted of ethics breach, retains post

BANGKOK – Thailand’s highest court on Wednesday acquitted Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha of breaching ethics clauses in the country’s constitution, allowing him to stay in his job.The Constitutional Court ruled on a complaint brought by the Pheu Thai party, the largest opposition grouping in Parliament, that Prayuth had broken the law by continuing to live in his military residence after he retired as army commander in September 2014.The complaint alleged that he broke constitutional articles barring government ministers from receiving special benefits from state agencies or enterprises because that would amount to a conflict of interest.

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Thai leader faces court ruling that could cost him his job

BANGKOK – Thailand’s highest court is set to rule Wednesday on whether Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha has breached ethics clauses in the country’s constitution and should be ousted from his position.The Constitutional Court will rule on a complaint brought by the Pheu Thai Party, the largest opposition grouping in Parliament, that Prayuth has broken the law by continuing to live in his military residence after he retired as army commander in September 2014.The ruling comes as Prayuth has been dealing with another major headache, a persistent student-led pro-democracy movement that has been holding frequent well-attended rallies demanding that he and his government step down, charging that they came to power illegitimately.

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Rosie Perez had ‘terrifying’ COVID-19 a year ago

telling Uproxx she contracted the lethal virus a year ago.The 56-year-old actress, who currently stars in HBO Max’s “The Flight Attendant,” said she “contracted COVID when we flew to Bangkok,” to shoot the new series.“At that time, they were saying it’s a new respiratory tract infection. It’s a virus that’s going around.

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Rosie Perez Details "Terrifying" Experience of Contracting COVID-19

Rosie Perez is reflecting on her terrifying experience of contracting the novel coronavirus last December. In an interview with Uproxx published Monday, the 56-year-old actress revealed that she was in the middle of filming HBO Max's The Flight Attendantwhen production had to shut down after she was diagnosed with COVID-19.

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Rosie Perez Reveals She Contracted Coronavirus In Bangkok: ‘It Was Terrifying’

Rosie Perez reveals what it was like contracting COVID-19 during a new interview with Uproxx.

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Thai pro-democracy protesters rally outside army base

BANGKOK – Thailand’s indefatigable pro-democracy activists took to Bangkok's streets again Sunday, this time to protest the army as they push forward with their campaign for sweeping reforms, including to the nation's monarchy.Around 800 protesters gathered in the afternoon and in early evening marched to the base of the 11th Infantry Regiment, which is closely associated with the country’s royal palace. Their number grew to well over 1,000 as they settled in for speeches by protest leaders.An advance group of protesters had already pulled away two decrepit buses that had been used to block the entrance to the base and removed strands of razor wire.

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Thailand, Philippines sign for AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine

BANGKOK - Thailand on Friday signed a $200 million deal to procure 26 million doses of a trial coronavirus vaccine developed by pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca in collaboration with Oxford University. It is expected to be delivered in mid-2021.The doses would cover 13 million people in a population of about 69 million.Thailand’s National Vaccine Institute signed a non-refundable advance market commitment contract worth 2.38 billion baht ($79 million) with AstraZeneca to reserve the supply of the vaccine candidate.

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Thailand signs supply deals for AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine

BANGKOK – Thailand on Friday signed a deal to procure 26 million doses of the trial coronavirus vaccine developed by pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca in collaboration with Oxford University. It is expected to be delivered in mid-2021.The doses would cover 13 million people in a population of about 69 million.Thailand’s National Vaccine Institute signed a non-refundable advance market commitment contract worth 2.38 billion baht ($79 million) with AstraZeneca to reserve the supply of the vaccine candidate.

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Thailand approves transfer of 3 Iranians as Australian freed

BANGKOK – Thai officials say they have approved the transfer back to Tehran of three Iranians who were involved in a botched 2012 bomb plot.The acknowledgement from Thailand on Thursday came as a 33-year-old Australian academic was freed by Iran after she was imprisoned for more than two years on spying charges.

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Thai lawmakers debate demands for constitutional changes

BANGKOK – Thailand’s political battleground shifted Tuesday from the streets to the country’s Parliament, where lawmakers are considering proposals to amend the constitution, one of the core demands of the nation's student-led pro-democracy movement.Seven draft constitutional amendments are scheduled to be voted on in a two-day joint session of the House and Senate. Constitutional changes require a joint vote of those two bodies.

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Thai protesters rally again, promoting a diversity of causes

BANGKOK – Pro-democracy protesters in Thailand rallied again on Saturday, promoting a diversity of causes and taking an opportunity to display their rejection of the country’s power structure directly to the monarch.Some 20 groups called the rally at Bangkok’s Democracy Monument under the name “Mob Fest” as the latest in a series of protests calling for significant reforms in government.The core demands of the main student-led protest movement are that Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha step down, the constitution be amended to make it more democratic, and the monarchy be reformed to be made more accountable.The demand over the monarchy is the most controversial because the royal institution is traditionally regarded as the heart and soul of

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Thai police use water cannons on pro-democracy protesters

BANGKOK – Pro-democracy protesters in Thailand were confronted by riot police and sprayed by water cannons Sunday as they tried to approach Bangkok's Grand Palace to deliver letters about their political grievances addressed to the country's king.The pro-democracy movement has been pushing a bold challenge to reform the country's monarchy with almost daily demonstrations. Sunday marked the second time water cannons were used against them during several months of demonstrations.The protesters pushed aside one of several buses that along with barbed wire was serving as a barrier to marchers trying to approach the palace, which houses the royal offices but is only used by King Maha Vajiralongkorn on infrequent ceremonial occasions.

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Suu Kyi's party expected to win second term in Myanmar polls

BANGKOK – Myanmar’s citizens go to the polls Sunday in an effort to sustain the fledgling democracy they helped install just five years ago.There are about 37 million registered voters, though turnout is expected to suffer because of a recent surge in coronavirus cases.In 2015, excitement was high over the opportunity to end more than five decades of army-directed rule.

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Airline offers religious flight to nowhere

Thai Airways plans to feature in-flight spirituality in a very different way.The airline will fly a one-off flight dubbed the “Thai magical flying experience campaign” over some of Thailand’s holiest Buddhist religious sites and passengers will be reciting mantras along the way.This sightseeing “flight to nowhere” will last for three hours and is scheduled to take off on Nov. 30.The plane will leave Bangkok and travel over 99 sacred sites in Thailand.Celebrity fortune teller and religion history expert Dr.

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Hungary’s foreign minister tests positive for coronavirus

BANGKOK – Hungary’s minister of foreign affairs and trade tested positive for the coronavirus after arriving in Thailand for an official visit, Thai and Hungarian officials said Wednesday.Thai Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said Peter Szijjarto and his 12-member delegation were tested after their arrival Tuesday from Cambodia, but only the foreign minister was found to be infected.He said Szijjarto, who was tested twice, was sent to Thailand’s Bamrasnaradura Infectious Diseases Institute for treatment pending his planned evacuation later Wednesday by plane back to his homeland.

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Thai Cabinet approves Parliament session to debate protests

BANGKOK – Thailand’s Cabinet on Tuesday approved a request to recall Parliament for a special session to deal with the political pressures from ongoing anti-government protests.The Cabinet at its weekly meeting approved the request, which calls for a non-voting session on Oct. 26-27.The request for the session came from House speaker Chuan Leekpai, who said Monday that both government and opposition parties supported it.

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Thai authorities seek to censor coverage of student protests

BANGKOK – Thailand’s embattled prime minister said Monday that there were no plans to extend a state of emergency outside the capital, even as student-led protests calling for him to leave office spread around the country. Police, however, indicated they were working to censor coverage of the demonstrations.Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha's government has already issued a decree that bans public gatherings of more than four people in Bangkok, outlaws news said to effect national security and gives authorities broad power to detain people.

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Thai protesters carry on demonstrations despite warnings

BANGKOK – Pro-democracy activists in Thailand launched their fifth straight days of protests on Sunday, scheduling demonstrations not just in the capital but also at several other locations around the country.The demonstrators received a new warning from police that they are violating the law. On Saturday, however, few people were arrested as peaceful rallies were held at several points around Bangkok, the capital, with several thousand people taking part.The protest movement — which is calling for the prime minister's resignation, a more democratic constitution and a reformed monarchy — began in March at universities around the country.

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Pro-democracy protests continue in Thailand for 5th straight day

Thailand launched their fifth straight days of protests on Sunday, scheduling demonstrations not just in the capital but also at several other locations around the country.The demonstrators received a new warning from police that they are violating the law. On Saturday, however, few people were arrested as peaceful rallies were held at several points around Bangkok, the capital, with several thousand people taking part.

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Bangkok shuts down transit systems as protesters persist

BANGKOK – The authorities in Bangkok shut down mass transit systems and set up roadblocks Saturday as Thailand’s capital braced for a fourth straight day of determined anti-government protests.The protesters have been doing their best to elude the authorities, using social media to assemble followers before police have time to block them. The government has announced plans to take legal action against Twitter and Facebook accounts that announce the protests, but fresh calls to action were posted Saturday.The protesters are calling for Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha to leave office, the constitution to be amended to make it more democratic and the nation’s monarchy to undergo reform.

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2 charged with endangering queen as Thai protests continue

BANGKOK – Authorities in Thailand have filed the most severe charges yet in connection with ongoing pro-democracy demonstrations, charging two men under an article of the law covering violence against the queen.Ekachai Hongkangwan and Paothong Bunkueanum were arrested Friday.

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Thailand declares emergency after unprecedented protest

BANGKOK – Thai authorities declared a strict new state of emergency for the capital on Thursday, a day after a student-led protest against the country’s traditional establishment saw an extraordinary moment in which demonstrators heckled a royal motorcade.After the pre-dawn declaration, riot police moved in to clear out demonstrators who after a day of rallies and confrontation had gathered outside Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha's office to push their demands, which include the former general's stepping down, constitutional changes and reform of the monarchy.Several top leaders of the protest movement were taken into custody, with one later declaring on his Facebook page that he had been denied access to a lawyer and was being forced onto

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Thai police disperse protesters outside PM's office

BANGKOK – Thai police early Thursday dispersed a group of pro-democracy protesters who camped out overnight outside the office of the prime minister to demand his resignation, leading him to implement a “severe” state of emergency in the capital area. An Associated Press journalist saw riot police advance from multiple locations to force out a few hundred protesters who remained outside Government House, the seat of Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha.

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Thai youth push for reformsThousands of young anti-government protesters in Thailand marched towards the Prime Minister’s office in Bangkok on Wednesday to continue to press their demands for a new constitution, reforms in the monarchy, and the resignation of Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha. Protesters have been demonstrating for three months despite the pandemic, and made a rare direct challenge to the king, Maha Vajiralongkorn, on Tuesday, chanting at his passing convoy after 21 activists were arrested during scuffles with police.

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Thai protest rally plans complicated by king's itinerary

BANGKOK – Thai activists hope to keep up the momentum in their campaign for democratic change with a third major rally in Bangkok on Wednesday, though there are concerns about possible confrontation with police or rival government supporters.Plans for the rally at Bangkok’s Democracy Monument have been complicated by King Maha Vajiralongkorn’s duties, which include him being driven around the protest venue to attend a royal ceremony. The protest leaders said they will make way for the king, and police said they are confident they can control the crowds.

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