Voices against Suthep-led movement getting louder in social media

Though support for the People’s Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC) and its secretary-general, Suthep Thaugsuban, is still strong, more and more people are also voicing their opposition to the movement on social media. Several Facebook pages in support of Yingluck Shinawatra’s government have been set up and many users are also posting comments in support of […]

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Academics say protesters’ pressure on TV stations is undemocratic

Media academics yesterday slammed as undemocratic the demand by anti-government protesters for television stations to broadcast their announcement. The People’s Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC) yesterday laid siege to six free-to-air television stations and demanded that they televise a speech by Suthep Thaugsuban, secretary general of the PDRC, in the evening. Read more: The Nation

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