AFP PHOTO Protesters make the three-finger salute as they gather for a demonstration in Bangkok on August 15, 2021. Thousands turned up in their cars and motorbikes Sunday in at least three rallies across the Thai capital - with the largest near Bangkok's gleaming shopping malls, empty in recent weeks. Protesters - who were joined by saffron-robed monks and an LGBTQ contingent carrying rainbow-colored umbrellas - flashed the three-finger salute of resistance. Sunday's protests come after a week of clashes between demonstrators and police, who have increasingly used rubber bullets, water cannon and tear gas to quell the rallies. "We only use it (force) when it is necessary," National Police chief Suwat Jangyodsuk told a Sunday press conference.

Source: Manila Times August 15, 2021 12:56 UTC