Protesters call for lower cost of livingA network of labour groups and activists protested in front of Government House on Tuesday, demanding the government reduce the cost of living. The second demand is to increase relief funds for the elderly and handicapped to 3,000 baht per month. Their third demand was for a 50% reduction of tuition costs for the next three years for students of primary schools, high schools and universities. The fourth demand was that children up to the age of 12 be given 1,200 baht a month. The final demand called for reduced fares on mass rapid transit services and that electricity and water costs be controlled by the government.
