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Thai Protesters Direct Ire at King's Massive Wealth

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   BANGKOK - Pro-democracy activists demanded public oversight of Thai
   King Maha Vajiralongkorn's vast wealth during a protest Wednesday
   outside the headquarters of a major bank in which he is the largest
   shareholder. The demonstration amounted to a show of defiance after
   police summoned a dozen protest leaders over alleged royal defamation.

   Several months since they started near-daily anti-government rallies,
   the pro-democracy movement called Ratsadorn, or "The People," shows no
   sign of losing steam, despite the mounting risk of clashes with
   ultra-royalists and a wave of charges under a draconian lese majeste
   law -- which provides for up to 15 years in jail per charge.

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