Student Union of Thailand spokesperson Panusaya "Rung" Sithijirawattanakul (centre) stands by the gates of the Bangkok Remand Prison, while awaiting the result of a bail hearing for three pro-democracy protest leaders, on May 11, 2021. - AFP
BANGKOK (Reuters): Another leader from Thailand's anti-government protest movement has tested positive for the coronavirus after spending eight weeks in jail pending trial on charges of insulting the country's powerful king.
Panusaya "Rung" Sithijirawattanakul, who was freed on bail last week from pre-trial detention, said on her Twitter account that she was being treated in a hospital after testing positive for the virus following her release.
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