Thai protesters march to government bank
- 10 years ago
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Hundreds of protesters trying to topple the government marched to the Government Saving Bank in Bangkok on Monday (January 20).
One of the protest leaders, Tavorn Seniem, said they wanted to convince employees not to work for government banks, because the people's savings deposited in them were being used for corrupt purposes.
Blowing whistles and waving flags, the protesters arrived outside the savings bank building, greeted by some employees.
Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra faces legal challenges with the country's anti-corruption agency saying last week it would start investigating her role in a loss-making government rice purchase scheme.
The scheme has won her party huge support in the rural north and northeast of the country. But there are signs of growing discontent among farmers who say they have not been paid for their rice and are threatening to block major roads.
Thai authorities are "very seriously"
Hundreds of protesters trying to topple the government marched to the Government Saving Bank in Bangkok on Monday (January 20).
One of the protest leaders, Tavorn Seniem, said they wanted to convince employees not to work for government banks, because the people's savings deposited in them were being used for corrupt purposes.
Blowing whistles and waving flags, the protesters arrived outside the savings bank building, greeted by some employees.
Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra faces legal challenges with the country's anti-corruption agency saying last week it would start investigating her role in a loss-making government rice purchase scheme.
The scheme has won her party huge support in the rural north and northeast of the country. But there are signs of growing discontent among farmers who say they have not been paid for their rice and are threatening to block major roads.
Thai authorities are "very seriously"