Tens of thousands join anti-government rally in Thai capital


Pro-democracy protesters attending a mass rally to call for the ouster of prime minister Prayuth Chan-O-Cha's govt and reforms in the monarchy, at the Sanam Luang park, in Bangkok, Thailand on Saturday (Sept 19). - Reuters

BANGKOK, Sept 19 (Bloomberg): Tens of thousands of people gathered at Bangkok’s Thammasat University campus Saturday for what is expected to be the biggest anti-government protest since the 2014 military coup.

Demonstrators streamed to the campus in the light rain, wearing masks and holding umbrellas. As many as 100,000 people are expected to join the rally, according to the United Front of Thammasat and Demonstration, the student-led group organizing the event.

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