Pro-democracy protesters attend a rally to demand the government to resign, to dissolve the parliament and to hold new elections under a revised constitution, near the Democracy Monument in Bangkok, Thailand, August 16, 2020. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun
Bangkok: An anti-government protest in Thailand drew at least 10,000 people, police said, the largest political demonstration the kingdom has seen in years as a pro-democracy movement gathers steam.
Student-led groups have held near-daily protests across the country for the past month to denounce Premier Prayut Chan-o-cha -- a former army chief who led a 2014 coup – and his military-aligned administration.
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