Thai activists nationwide ready for mass anti-goverment rallies

BANGKOK, Oct 28 – A network of civil society movements countrywide vowed to converge on the capital for a mass rally if Thailand’s Lower House of Parliament passes the controversial Amnesty Bill in its final reading.

Suriyasai Katasila, central leader in a network across 77 provinces, said demonstrations would be organised to protest two events – the House passage of the Amnesty Bill and the ruling of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in favour of Cambodia on the Preah Vihear temple dispute.

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