Thai activists push for PM to quit as confidence vote looms

FILE PHOTO: A demonstrator participates in a protest over Thai government's handling of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and to demand Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha's resignation, in Bangkok, Thailand, September 2, 2021. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Anti-government protesters planned more demonstrations on Friday to demand Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha resigns, as lawmakers challenged the premier and five ministers over their handling of a coronavirus crisis on the last day of a house censure debate.

Activists vowed to protest daily until Prayuth leaves office, after staging one of this year's biggest rallies https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/thousands-join-protest-bangkok-demanding-prime-ministers-resignation-2021-09-02 on Thursday at the Asoke intersection in central Bangkok, defying a ban on big gatherings in place to contain a COVID-19 outbreak.