BANGKOK: Hundreds of pro-democracy Thais rallied in Bangkok on Saturday to skewer the ruling junta with T-shirts, signs and speeches, as activists grow bolder in their defiance of a ban on protests. But impatience with the generals has been mounting ever since their latest delay of elections, which are now tentatively set for February 2019. 2, who is facing a graft probe after online sleuths spotted him wearing dozens of undeclared luxury timepieces. In a nod to junta chief Prayut Chan-O-Cha's repeated poll postponements, another demonstrator donned a mask resembling the general's face and the character Pinocchio -- whose nose grows longer with each lie. Even if a vote is held next year, it will not restore the same level of democracy Thailand enjoyed before the coup.

Source: New Strait Times March 10, 2018 13:07 UTC