BANGKOK — Hundreds of pro-democracy protesters rallied in Bangkok Thursday to call for the government’s resignation, defying warnings from authorities about the kingdom’s soaring coronavirus cases.
The marches came on the 89th anniversary of the Siamese Revolution — the uprising that transformed Thailand from an absolute to a constitutional monarchy.
Bangkok was rocked by near-daily protests against Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha’s government in the second half of 2020, but the pro-democracy movement has lost steam after virus outbreaks and the jailing of student leaders.
Authorities have clamped down on public gatherings as the kingdom grapples with a third wa…
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