Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha has ordered junta secretary-general and army chief Gen Chalermchai Sitthisad to play it cool with protesters, to avoid escalating protests into outright strife. Gen Prayut is concerned the regime’s actions could be exploited to create an unwanted situation ahead of the election, the sources said. Security authorities are also concerned about the influx of firearms during 2010 political violence as only 50% of them have been confiscated. Meanwhile, Mr Rangsiman reported to Khon Kaen police on Sunday to hear an illegal assembly charge and was released on 10,000 baht bail. Besides Mr Rangsiman, three other protest leaders were also freed on bail worth 100,000 baht each after reporting to Pathumwan police on Saturday night.

Source: Bangkok Post February 11, 2018 22:32 UTC