VICE News
Unrest and Opposition Over Military Rule: Thailand on the Brink (Dispatch 4)
2014 • E81 May 30, 2014 7m
As Thailand's military tightens its grip on the nation, General Prayuth Chan-ocha has now received a royal endorsement — an essential piece of legitimacy — for his new position as head of the National Council for Peace and Order. Activists, politicians, students, and pro-government Red Shirt leaders continue to be detained by the junta, though it's not clear how many have been detained. Former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra is said to have been released, though no one has seen or heard from her yet. VICE News is on the ground in the "Land of Smiles" as the situation becomes more volatile and conflict engulfs the nation.