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Thailand’s Crown Prince Starts Another Purge

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Nov 06, 2015
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As Thailand's royal interregnum approaches, the country’s ruling class has been seized by what amounts almost to a reign of terror, with Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn apparently clearing out his enemies in a fashion that goes back to the installation of a long line of Rama kings.

The tension is so serious in Bangkok that many people are frightened to …

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