Crackdown on student protest is a wasted effortTension is rising as the anti-government protest scheduled for Saturday draws nearer. Recently, the university's administrators issued a statement barring students from holding a rally at the campus. They said the students' request to use the campus' grounds did not meet the university's criteria. However, student activist Panasaya Sitthijirawattanakul urged the university to reconsider, saying protesters would be more at risk if they are forced to take to the streets. But the effort could be futile, just like the government's attempt to force Facebook to close down the controversial "Royalist Marketplace" group.

Source: Bangkok Post September 14, 2020 22:52 UTC