Some students at Samsen Wittayalai School in Bangkok displayed white ribbons and others raised a three-fingered salute on Tuesday morning. (Photo: Arnun Chonmahatrakool)Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon light-heartedly dismissed the three-fingered hand gesture used by protesting students as the salute used by the Boy Scouts, and then warned that people supporting the political demonstrations should think carefully. Scouts... scouts," Gen Prawit said. Asked if the three-fingered salute was acceptable, he declined to answer and left. Students in many schools have been seen flashing the three-fingered salute during their morning assembly before the national flag, and wearing white ribbons, in opposition to dictatorship.

Source: Bangkok Post August 18, 2020 08:15 UTC