Also read: Thai PM survives no-confidence voteMarchers sought but failed to go to Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha’s house, which is on an Army base in Bangkok. Shipping containers were situated to block them, and police using water cannons, rubber bullets and tear gas barred the way. Thai pro-democracy demonstrations have recently become marred by increasing violence. Sunday’s action was linked to the informal Milk Tea Alliance of pro-democracy activists from Hong Kong, Taiwan, Thailand and Myanmar, which called for efforts Sunday online and in real life in support of the protests in Myanmar. The protest movement lost steam when it took a break in December and January as Thailand was hit by a second wave of coronavirus infections.

Source: The Hindu March 01, 2021 06:45 UTC