Rajprasong intersection: Bangkok’s shopping heart and protest battleground

Rajprasong intersection: Bangkok’s shopping heart and protest battleground

Anti-government protesters gather at Rajprasong commercial area. Octber 15, 2020
 

Rajprasong intersection, a Bangkok shopping hub usually buzzing with locals and foreigners, was instead overtaken by more than 10,000 anti-establishment protesters and their supporters on Thursday evening.

They were rallying in defiance of a “severe” state of emergency announced by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha at 4am on Thursday, after anti-government protests escalated when a group calling itself Khana Ratsadon 2563 (People’s Party 2020) camped outside Government House on Wednesday.

The emergency decree bans gatherings of five or more people and permits detention of suspects without charge for up to 30 days. After a tense stand-off with police, the protesters dispersed peacefully on Thursday after calling for the release of dozens of their leaders arrested this week.

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/rajprasong-intersection-bangkoks-shopping-heart-and-protest-battleground/

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