Pro-monarchy activists march with Thai flags during a rally in support of the royal institution in Bangkok on March 6, 2021. - AFP
BANGKOK, March 6 (Reuters): Thai police warned anti-government protesters planning demonstrations in Bangkok on Saturday that they risked being arrested following an order overnight that banned public gatherings in the capital and surrounding provinces.
A youth-led protest movement sprang up last year calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha, a former junta leader, and reform of the powerful monarchy, and a clash between police and protesters last week was the most serious so far.
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