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Has Thailand's Junta Overcome the Protests?

Come fly with me, come fly with me do tra la

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John Berthelsen
Nov 15, 2021
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On November 8, shortly after midnight, Thai Airways Flight TG924, a Boeing 777, was widely reported lifting off from Bangkok’s Don Muang International Airport carrying King Maha Vajiralongkorn and a huge entourage of 250 retainers, concubines, and staff bound for Munich, Germany.

It was the first time the king had apparently felt secure enough to leave h…

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