Police use water cannons on pro-democracy protesters. AP Previous NextThai police used water cannon yesterday against thousands of protesters marching to deliver a message to King Maha Vajiralongkorn to demand reforms to curb the powers of his monarchy and the removal of the government. It was only the second time water cannon had been used in months of largely peaceful protests to call for greater democracy and the departure of Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, a former junta leader. Journalists estimated more than 10,000 protesters marched from Democracy Monument in central Bangkok. The protesters reached a barricade of buses and barbed wire.

Source: The Standard November 08, 2020 15:33 UTC