An ultraroyalist and also a doctor at the hospital, Maj Gen Rienthong first came to prominence in 2010 when he caused widespread outrage after calling on doctors not to treat pro-democracy protesters injured in a bloody state crackdown. However, both the government and Maj Gen Rienthong appear to have taken a rather loose approach to this remit. He argues that allowing those with beliefs that don't match his own to take prominent roles within the country will undermine Thailand's core values. However, with the dawn of social media and a switched-on and ever-growing number of young citizens, traditional efforts to prevent knowledge of the unfair practices of those in positions of power and prominence from spreading are no longer effective. This may be a revolution fought using smartphones and social media.

Source: Bangkok Post August 01, 2020 22:07 UTC