Thailand taboo

The World

In Thailand, students learn at an early age that there are certain things you can’t say and certain people you don’t question. Conservatives say this creates an orderly society. But The World’s Patrick Winn says there’s a new movement of self-proclaimed “bad students” who are shocking the country by challenging its ultimate taboo.

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