Opponents of the bill on the operations of non-profit organisations said on Monday they will step up their protest, saying the NPO bill was designed to keep the activities of non-government organisations (NGOs) in check.
On Monday morning about 100 protesters under the banner of the "movement against draft legislation to annihilate public gatherings" who had been camped in front of the United Nations offices on Ratchadamnoen Avenue began moving to Government House, to demand the government scrap the bill.
Starting about 9am they made their way past Thewakam Rangrak bridge and Nang Lerng intersection to Chamai Maruchet bridge, where they were confronted by barricades, razor wire and shipping containers, set up to prevent them from proceeding to Government House.
