Police

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Metropolitan Police Commissioner Pol. Lt. Gen. Siam Boonsom has ordered a ban on public gatherings within 50 meters of Government House from November 5 to 20. The order was issued ahead of a planned protest by a Krabi-based group seeking government action on fuel prices and living costs.

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The Metropolitan Police Commissioner announced a ban on public assemblies around Government House within a 50-meter radius from November 5 to 20, 2026. On November 6, a protest group led by Mano Kheukaew, the village headman of Krabi Noi in Mueang Krabi district, traveled to Bangkok to stage a rally in front of Government House on November 7 to pressure the government to address fuel prices and the cost of living. In response, Pol. Lt. Gen. Siam Boonsom, Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Bureau, signed Metropolitan Police Bureau Order No. 822/2026 prohibiting public assemblies within a 50-meter radius of Government House under Section 7, last paragraph, of the Public Assembly Act B.E. 2558, effective from 00:01 on November 5, 2026 to 24:00 on November 20, 2026, to maintain public safety and ensure orderly management of public assemblies.

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