<p>During her detention in the Thanyaburi Prison, student protest leader Panusaya &quot;Rung&quot; Sithijirawattanakul wrote a letter to her fellow activists.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Rapipat Khamphichai, the lawyer for &lsquo;Mor Lam Bank&rsquo; Patiwat Saraiyaem, released a memo after visiting his client, who is being detained while the investigation into his case takes place.</p>

<p>An overnight protest took place on 23 October in front of the Bangkok Remand Prison to welcome Jatupat &lsquo;Pai&rsquo; Boonpattararaksa, an activist from Khon Kaen, the last protester of those arrested on 13 October to be released.</p>

<p>&ldquo;Very brave. Very brave. Very good. Thank you,&rdquo; said King Rama X to a protester who raised a portrait of the late King Rama IX at a pro-democracy protest. This conversation has triggered questions in society about the attitude of the monarchy towards politics. It propelled #23ตุลาตาสว่าง to the twitter top trend.</p>

<p>Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha lifted the severe state of emergency today at 12.00, according to&nbsp;the Royal Gazette. The severe state of emergency was in force for 6 days from 15-22 October.</p>

<p>The people have made 21 October another historic moment in Thai political history as leaderless protesters marched almost completely peacefully past police blockades to Government House.&nbsp;</p>

<p>On 19 October, more protests took place at many sites in Bangkok and other provinces. It is the fifth day in a row and the organizers have called for a break of 24 hours to wait and see the government response.</p>

<p>Suranat Paenprasoet, a coordinator of the Active Youth network who joined the 14 October protest, has become the third person charged under Section 110 of the Criminal Code. He was seen on Phitsanulok Road when a royal motorcade passed through anti-dictatorship protesters.</p>

<p>Voice TV&rsquo;s online platforms are facing suspension after the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (DES) obtained a court order for its suspension, claiming that it has violated the Computer Crimes Act and the order of the chief official under the severe state of emergency.</p>

<p>The Thai authorities have issued an order under the Emergency Decree for an investigation into and possible suspension of four media outlets: Voice TV, Prachatai, The Reporters, and The Standard, as well as the student activist group Free Youth&#39;s Facebook page, for their coverage of the recent protests in Thailand.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Anti-government protests persisted in Bangkok for the fourth straight day despite the severe state of emergency which bans mass gatherings, the order to shut down Bangkok&rsquo;s electric rail systems, and the use of water cannons to crack down on the protest at Pathumwan intersection on 16 October, with at least 20 parallel protests taking place in other provinces.</p>