Arrests have failed to deter the mostly student-led protesters in Thailand. Protests are gaining momentum with the movement calling for daily demonstrations until demands are met.
Though insulting the Thai royal family is punishable by law, criticisms started on social media and then on the streets, and PM Prayuth Chan-Ocha is struggling to shut it down.
Before the pandemic, China accounted for more than a quarter of Thailand’s tourist arrivals. In 2019, about 11 million Chinese holidaymakers helped the country net about $17 billion.
Environment Minister Varawut Silpa-archa has decreed that all national parks in Thailand will close for an annual average of three months, beginning in 2021.
The protests, led mostly by students, have questioned taxpayer funds that go toward royal affairs of Thailand as well as laws that stifle discussion of the monarchy.
The protesters are calling for the resignation of PM Prayuth Chan-Ocha & a rewriting of the constitution drafted by a panel that helped him stay on following elections in 2019.
The Kra canal project envisages a canal cutting across Thailand, and connecting the Gulf of Thailand to the Andaman Sea. It seeks to offer an alternative route to busy Malacca Strait.
On paper, the 21-point plan looks balanced—Palestinian governance, international oversight, reconstruction pledges. But in reality, it is a non-negotiable diktat.
As many as 21 policy reforms are under implementation following Invest Kerala Global Summit, as LDF govt works to change perception that the state is not conducive to businesses.
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