PM Anutin orders all ministries to listen to protestor’s demands, says fuel prices cut by 10 Baht, but only for B20 diesel Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has ordered government agencies to listen to the demands of protesters camped outside Government House, as pressure mounts over calls for a 10-Baht cut in fuel prices. Anutin said the government must listen to the protesters’ concerns and find solutions where possible, stressing that demonstrators are citizens the government has a duty to care for. Asked about the demand to cut diesel prices by 10 Baht per litre, the Prime Minister declared: “We have already done it — reduced diesel by 10 Baht.” He later clarified that he was referring specifically to B20 diesel, which has received a tax reduction, while the protesters are demanding a broader 10-Baht reduction in fuel prices. The protesters remain gathered outside Government House, making the government’s response to their demands an increasingly important political test. #thailand# #fuel# #protest# #กำนันมะโน# #costofliving# #cabinet#

Anti-government movement leader meets backer Sondhi to map out strategy Mano Khruakaew also called ‘Kamnan Mano’ met with former People's Alliance for Democracy leader Sondhi Limthongkul to discuss the future direction and possible escalation of the ongoing protest movement. Sondhi has pledged 2 meals a day for as long as the protest goes on for all the protestors who would be participating. Kamnan Mano who had planned 1,000+ vehicles to converge in Bangkok for an anti-government protest, reached the area around the Government House last night and have now camped outside the Government House, where Royal Thai Police has cordoned off the 50-meters area from the Government House. Kamnan Mano, who has been in the local politics for about 2 decades, declined he was affiliated with any political party and that the demonstration has managed to gather momentum. He is demanding the following •A 10 Baht per litre reduction in all fuel prices. •Stronger measures to tackle drug-related problems. •Government action to address public hardships. More demonstrators are reportedly expected to arrive from different regions, while the protest continues around Government House, with partial road closures and police monitoring the situation. #Thailand# #Bangkok# #Protest# #กำนันมาโน# #Government# #CostOfLiving# #FuelPrices#

Protesters set a tourism office ablaze in Lyon, France, during nationwide demonstrations over rising living costs, an AFP reporter witnessed. Hooded youths threw projectiles and fireworks at police, who responded with tear gas, dispersal grenades and a water cannon. #FranceProtests# #Lyon# #CostOfLiving# #PublicUnrest# #PakistanTV#

UK is becoming like Eastern Europe. People working full-time jobs unable to pay bills and afford meals. This has been the reality of my people for decades and it’s what so many immigrants you’ve discriminated were escaping. Now would you judge us or join us? #CostOfLivingCrisis#