," Bangkok police chief Pakapong Pongpetra told reporters.... More than 150 protesters have been charged

BANGKOK( REUTERS)-Thai police have defended their use of force against protesters as a necessary public safety measure, as Bangkok braced for more demonstrations on Wednesday( Aug 11) to demand the prime minister's removal for mismanaging a coronavirus crisis. Police fired tear gas, water cannon and rubber bullets on Tuesday to disperse protesters gathered near the residence of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to show their anger over an outbreak that has seen record deaths in recent days. Thous

BANGKOK( Reuters)-Thai police clashed with demonstrators on Friday after hundreds defied a ban on gatherings to rally in central Bangkok, where they attempted to march on the prime minister's residence to demand his resignation over the country's coronavirus crisis. Police fired tear gas canisters and rubber bullets from an elevated highway in response to demonstrators who tried to pull down containers that were being used as roadblocks, in a third day of confrontation this week.... https:// re

" We will continue fighting." At the peak of the movement last year, the protests drew tens of thousands of demonstrators calling for an overhaul to Prayut's administration, but momentum has slowed in 2021 because of an uptick in Covid cases. The kingdom has recorded more than 228, 500 total cases of Covid and 1, 744 deaths. More on this topic Related Story Pro-democracy movement in Thailand snuffed out?... It's merely shifting gears Related Story Thousands of Thai protesters demand monarchy re