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By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Supporters of the monarchy display images of King Maha Vajiralongkorn as they gather in front of the Grand Place in Bangkok, Thailand, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2020. Hundreds of royalists gathered close to the palace in which King Maha Vajiralongkorn is scheduled to visit for a Buddhist religious ceremony. The banner reads: &quot;The king, keep fighting!&quot; (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)

Thai king and queen take to street to meet adoring royalists

By CHALIDA EKVITTHAYAVECHNUKUL and TASSANEE VEJPONGSA - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 26, 2020, file photo, pro-democracy demonstrators march to the German Embassy in central Bangkok, Thailand. Fed up with an archaic educational system and enraged by the military's efforts to keep control over their nation, a student-led campaign has shaken Thailand’s ruling establishment with the most significant campaign for political change in years. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe, File)

Thai student-protesters aim for ambitious political change

By GRANT PECK and CHRIS BLAKE - Associated Press

Pro-democracy activists wave their mobile phone with flashing lights during a protest rally at Ratchaprasong business district in Bangkok, Thailand, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020. Pro-democracy protesters in Thailand gathered again on Sunday in Bangkok, seeking to keep up pressure on the government a day ahead of a special session of Parliament called to try to ease political tensions. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)

Thai protesters shun Parliament, ask Germany to probe king

By TASSANEE VEJPONGSA and GRANT PECK - Associated Press

Sailboats sit anchored off Choeng Mon beach on the resort island of Koh Samui, Thailand, on Oct. 15, 2020. Thai Health officials said Friday, Oct. 23, 2020 a French woman who traveled to the resort island on the same day and later tested positive for the coronavirus there probably acquired the infection after arriving in Thailand. (AP Photo/Adam Schreck)

French woman in Thailand may have acquired virus locally

By BUSABA SIVASOMBOON - Associated Press

Pro-democracy activists create a human chain to confront a police barricades during their march to the Government House, prime minister's office during a protest march in Bangkok, Thailand, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020. Thailand's prime minister on Wednesday pleaded with his countrymen to resolve their political differences through Parliament, as student-led protests seeking to bring his government down continued for an eighth straight day. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Prayuth Chan-ocha failure to end Thai protests threatens regime

By Richard S. Ehrlich - Special to The Washington Times

Chinese tourists from Shanghai arrive at Suvarnabhumi airport on special tourist visas, in Bangkok, Thailand, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020. Thailand on Tuesday took a modest step toward reviving its coronavirus-battered tourist industry by welcoming 39 visitors who flew in from Shanghai, the first such arrival since normal traveler arrivals were banned almost seven months ago. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)

39 Chinese are Thailand’s 1st foreign tourists in 7 months

By JERRY HARMER - Associated Press

List 2/4 of sports events affected by coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Pro-democracy demonstrators hold posters of protest leaders who have been arrested, during an anti-government protest at Victory Monument in Bangkok, Thailand, Sunday, Oct. 18, 2020. Thai police on Sunday declined to say whether they were taking a softer approach toward student anti-government demonstrations, after several mass rallies attracting thousands of protesters ended peacefully in Bangkok on Saturday. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Protesters in Thailand carry on despite police warning

By JERRY HARMER - Associated Press

Pro-democracy protesters display placards against shutting down mass transport system at Ashok BTS station in Bangkok, Thailand, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2020. The authorities in Bangkok on Saturday shut down mass transit systems and set up roadblocks as Thailand’s capital city braced for a fourth straight day of determined anti-government protests. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)

Transit shutdowns fail to deter Thai pro-democracy protests

By JERRY HARMER - Associated Press

Pro-democracy protesters push Thai policemen with riot shields during a demonstration in Bangkok, Thailand, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020. Thai police dispersed a group of protesters holding an overnight rally outside the prime minister's office. (AP Photo/Rapeephat Sitichailapa)

Thailand declares emergency after unprecedented protest

By Grant Peck and Chris Blake - Associated Press

Thai policemen take away a pro-democracy protester during a demonstration in Bangkok, Thailand, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020. Thai police dispersed a group of protesters holding an overnight rally outside the prime minister's office. (AP Photo/Rapeephat Sitichailapa)

Thai police disperse protesters outside PM’s office

By TASSANEE VEJPONGSA - Associated Press

Thai people give a picture of Buddha to Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn and Queen Suthida, as leave the Grand Palace after ceremony marking the fourth anniversary of the death of late Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej, Bangkok, Thailand, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichakorn)

Thailand protesters seeks to limit power of King Maha Vajiralongkorn

By Richard S. Ehrlich - Special to The Washington Times

List 2/4 of sports events affected by coronavirus pandemic

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Thai hotel offers to drop lawsuit against complaining guest

By GRANT PECK - Associated Press

Thailand Army Chief Gen. Narongpan Jittkaewtae speaks during press briefing at the Thai Army headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020. Narongpan, 57, held his first press conference since becoming army commander on Oct. 1, and made the traditional pledge to defend country, the Buddhist religion, the monarchy and the people, but seemed to take a softer line than his predecessor toward a student-led anti-government protest movement. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

New Thai army commander defends monarchy with softer line

By TASSANEE VEJPONGSA - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 5, 2017, file photo, Vorayuth &quot;Boss&quot; Yoovidhya, whose grandfather co-founded energy drink company Red Bull, leaves a house in London. Interpol, the France-based international police cooperation agency, has issued a &quot;Red Notice&quot; for the apprehension of Vorayuth who was involved in a 2012 traffic accident in Bangkok that killed a motorcycle police officer, authorities in Thailand said Monday. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, File)

Thailand: Interpol issues new Red Notice for Red Bull heir

By BUSABA SIVASOMBOON - Associated Press

Head of Thai zoos shot dead amid missing wildlife scandal

By BUSABA SIVASOMBOON - Associated Press

Pro-democracy student leaders install a plaque declaring &quot;This country belongs to the people&quot; at the Sanam Luang field during a protest in Bangkok, Thailand, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020. Thousands of demonstrators turned out Saturday for a rally to support the student-led protest movement's demands for new elections and reform of the monarchy. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Thai protesters install plaque symbolizing democracy

By TASSANEE VEJPONGSA - Associated Press

Pro-democracy activities display placards and raise a three-fingers salute, a symbol of resistance during a protest at Democracy Monument in Bangkok, Thailand, Sunday, Aug, 16, 2020. A two-day rally planned for this weekend is jangling nerves in Bangkok, with apprehension about how far student demonstrators will go in pushing demands for reform of Thailand’s monarchy and how the authorities might react. More than 10,000 people are expected to attend the Saturday-Sunday event. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)

Thai protesters’ rally pushes demands for democratic reforms

By TASSANEE VEJPONGSA - Associated Press