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Photo: AP" width="660" height="385" data-original="https://web.archive.org/web/20170402165519/http://www.scmp.com/sites/default/files/styles/660x385/public/images/methode/2017/02/07/c890fbbc-ecfa-11e6-8960-2c6b8565de23_660x385.JPG?itok=mnudoFmp" class="caption"/></p> <p>The chances of that happening are slim as Thailand is run by staunch royalist generals who have formed the most authoritarian government in a generation, with political gatherings banned and scores of opponents jailed or facing trial.</p> <p>Dozens of lese majeste cases have been brought against members of the public and activists – often for comments made online – with some being handed down 25-30 year jail sentences.</p> <p>Thailand’s enormously wealthy monarchy is shielded from criticism by the lese majeste law which forces media inside the kingdom to heavily self-censor.</p> <p>But authorities have little control over what is written about the family outside the country.</p> <p>Vajiralongkorn, 64, succeeded his 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