Pita Limjaroenrat is clearly the people’s choice for prime minister. And under a more democratic system, he would already be sitting in the prime minister’s office.
Protesters in Thailand are demanding changes to the power structures in the country, including a reform of the monarchy — a topic long deemed unmentionable.
Thais pray at Bangkok’s Siriraj hospital for the king who has reigned over them for 69 years.
EPA/Narong Sangnak
Late last Friday the King of Thailand was rushed from his seaside palace in Hua Hin to Siriraj hospital in Bangkok. The Palace issued an announcement that the King was suffering from a fever and a rapid…