THAILAND'S royalists rallied against pro-democracy protesters in the capital Bangkok today, despite the student-led movement demonstrating against the government, not the monarchy.
A small number of hardcore supporters of the king gathered by Bangkok’s Democracy Monument where anti-government protesters have held large demonstrations in recent weeks.
Around 75 protesters from the group Vocational School Students Protecting the Nation chanted: “Long live the king” and sang songs associated with the country’s past nationalist movements.
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