BANGKOK: A son of Thailand's monarch has called for open discussion of the Southeast Asian kingdom's tough laws against insulting the royal family, a sensitive topic that has seen hundreds of people prosecuted in recent years.

Vacharaesorn Vivacharawongse, the second son of King Maha Vajiralongkorn, made the comments after visiting an exhibition in New York City highlighting people prosecuted under the strict Thai royal defamation legislation.

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