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very proud to welcome to d.w. news asia it's good to have you with us thousands of student protesters in thailand have rallied against the government demanding political change the rally on monday was the biggest in recent months protesters are calling for the resignation of prime minister. who seized in 2014 in a military coup and who last year came out ahead in controversial polls more importantly for testers are also calling for reform of the monarchy a call that's going to boo in thailand due to strict laws on defaming or insulting the king here's more of the voices demanding a change in thailand's polity. it's become a trademark of the opposition movement the symbol of resistance. 3 fingered salute

borrowed from science fiction blockbuster the hunger games who are thousands of protesters gathered at thomas that university on the outskirts of bangkok to listen to pro-democracy activists and to lend their voice to a movement that is gathering momentum in thailand. i mean my dad was a young leader i'm not happy and i support our demands dissolve parliament to get the government to resign fix the constitution and stop threatening people and i think the prime minister's abusing his power he doesn't care about people's rights i mean at least i have that if i decided to join the protest because the government is a reading our rights. mainly i want to constitution with integrity. and i want those who are taking away people's rights to be out of power. the people's anger here is mainly directed at prime minister prior to china and his government prior huge is a former army chief who led

a coup and 2014 last year he was elected as prime minister in an election critics or is rigged in favor of his party and the army. but activists have also started addressing an even more sensitive issue the role of the monarchy in thailand. protesters have issued a 10 point call for reform of the monarchy including an overhaul of the draconian royal defamation law which protects the powerful king mark harvard you're a long corner it's one of the strictest lesmond just laws in the world anyone who insults the monarchy can be punished by up to 15 years in prison. to activists who were arrested at a demonstration on friday but later released on stage challenging the taboo. that i shouldn't have to speak using symbols direct discussion is best that's what i think so i choose to speak directly out of respect for my own dignity for that of

the listeners and for the monarchy as an institution all the free up yet why i just want to say that to speak out about the institution of the monarchy. it's something we can do. what. the prime minister has been protesters not to involve the monarchy in their rallies he said the king had asked him not to arrest anyone under the defamation no organizers say the next rally will be held on wednesday national holiday commemorating the queen mother's birthday. judge you know someone who in sydney is a political scientist and associate fellow at the german institute for global. studies welcome to europe what has prompted these latest protests. well in one word it would be democracy if it is tied if by the election and

they are issues that can actually do. the. job thing in 2016 that. i did look i think and continue reading human rights violations by the government so i think although. i have let it go that is the modern photographs of the marker see and at the bottom of the. i would see that the we are we being quoted we wish and all of the cash between all political question and while it is rather conservative candidates run the program. as you mentioned this is a continuation of previous clashes that have been happening in a thai polity what is different this time round. well the main difference is that the forefront activity is players it is hardly

the younger people the younger generation basically left the scene and high school students who are a hopeless about death in the country to be honest they are linking democracy in the country with economy inequality at with the fact that they have no future wessel ever in the country and i think they are actually digging in their look cause of why they are having north of the country and think you know. the 5 that would cost the whites political sanctions would be fine i. autocratic persistence in the midst of these calls for trained protesters are also calling for a reform of the monarchy how significant is that. it's very significant i will say that this is a real chapter in type and political history for the 1st time quick yes there

is arms speak about and speak about topic in partly and they speak it they speak about this with with this community and with like me if they want or they want a more critically form of the more separate institution of the country and i think maybe it's time type people start to think about that for just as walter calling for the resignation of the prime minister for you and john or to who of course came to power in elections last year but there have also been protests in support of the government is the by you trying to launch a government truly popular in thailand. i was saying he remains pretty good. as a person remains popular. he is conservative president wins

by the party is that. although he's not a part of the ruling party but he's associated with that really party and the car the shows every sign of corruption of infighting of every all aspects of politics in an assault i think right now we are seeing that we have seen that practice of right here in the regular sense or share of g.m. if you like but not as a person so yes yes there is added i think it's resignation as a representative of the if you cheat how do you see these are student protests spawning no drugs or do you expect any political dreams to happen. i think we are going to see a long. as a type person. i think that these protests could bring about the changes that there is some of the quickness of some of the protests so as

i really admired him for example to enact the reform but i think it's a stepping stone for our next chapter of our history. turn 0 sum of points or he will have to leave it there for the time being but thank you so much for joining us. to japan next for the phenomenon of employees spending more time at work than those in most other nations is well known it is something that contributes to high levels of stress in a society where overt expressions of feelings are also generally not favored but one japanese therapist is suggesting the absolute opposite allowing yourself to cry to let your emotions out it's called crying. they stand in the middle of the forest and when. things women are taking part in

a crying seminar their teacher hide femia shita is recounting the tragic story of the whole joe clan a family of war is who committed collective suicide in the forest in 1983. are they moving or you want to go it's really shocking devastating. days i have no words i'm sorry the. japanese society has traditionally very buttoned up mental health issues is still to boo and public displays of emotion a frowned upon but in she does workshops participants are encouraged to let their feelings out of the corner because most are made to one knows one watched videos that made them laugh the other watched videos that made them cry or the crying group was a lot more relaxed afterwards with lower levels of stress hormones unless a lighter. a former high school teacher femia she has been

giving lectures about the importance of crying to companies in schools for almost 6 years he's developed a method of active crying which she calls really cuts through. in his workshop if she does students are watching a clip from the movie showing a grandmother cooking for her long lost grandson the scene doesn't fail to move them to tea is. because of course no good doing. that with her the good of what adults have virtually no place to cry. that's why i'm here. if people do cry they do it alone. it's embarrassing to cry in front of others but when i still really can't sue and that it's ok to cry and i thought well why not. the coach recommends having a good cry at least once a week for about 2 or 3 minutes to boost the immune system whether you feel sad or

just moved let it all out. the women do some calligraphy before the final part of the seminar a pilgrimage to the hand so the shrine ishita regrets the fact that not many men are ready to take his courses yet. he got through and my wish is that men over the age of 40 also start doing this because of it no matter what their status men my age always tell me how tired and stressed they are there enough they got they should come here and let their tears flow. that's what you she does students are doing inspired by heroic stories of the god of hand somebody amongst an ancient shrines and sculptures they are breaking with centuries of japanese tradition. there's of course more on our website and we're back tomorrow at the same time but before we go editors of hong kong's apple daily newspaper have responded with defiance of the arrest of its owner jimmy la yesterday for its latest edition of

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