His Majesty the King, accompanied by Her Majesty the Queen, bestows diplomas to university graduates at Thammasat University's Tha Prachan campus on the first day of the graduation ceremony on Friday. (Photo by Pattarapong Chatpattarasill)Military personnel have been brought in to provide security at Thammasat University's Tha Prachan campus in Bangkok while His Majesty the King presides over a two-day graduation ceremony which ends on Saturday. The move came after a Facebook page named "Thammasat Graduates of the People" on Thursday posted: "Let's play a game. According to Thammasat, about 51% of the university's graduates have registered to receive degrees from His Majesty the King -- a similar proportion to most years. On Oct 27, Chana Songkhram police took Mr Arnon, 37, to the Criminal Court and obtained permission to detain him.

Source: Bangkok Post October 30, 2020 23:26 UTC