Protestors Ignite Fires in
Chiang Mai,
Thailand
August 24, 2022

Young Thai protestors set large fires at famous Tha Phae Gate in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Multiple burning demonstrations began around 7:30PM on August 24, 2022. Protest performers lit fires in the shape of words and life-sized human effigies in response to Thailand's top court suspending prime minister Prayuth Chan-ocha from official duty while it considers a legal challenge to limits on his term. While protestors celebrated his departure they expressed their frustration with the new caretaker leader during Prayuth’s suspension, Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan, who is also a former army chief. "It's like Thailand is going from COVID to Monkey Pox with the prime minister situation," said a young protestor. The fires calmed around 8:30 as protestors swept up the remains.