Thai pro-democracy protesters plan fresh rally to petition King, SE Asia


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BANGKOK (BLOOMBERG) - Thai pro-democracy protesters plan to hold a fresh rally this weekend and petition King Maha Vajiralongkorn, a day after rejecting a Parliament-initiated plan to form a committee to ease the political tensions. The activists will gather at Bangkok's Democracy Monument on Sunday (Nov 8) before handing over a letter in support of their demands to the King, Free Youth, one of the protest groups said in a statement on Thursday. The protesters are demanding immediate resignation of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and his administration, a new Constitution and reform of the monarchy. "These demands are not an...