Thai Police Block Protesters Seeking Royal Reforms

Thai Police Block Protesters Seeking Royal Reforms
Anti-government protesters attend a mass rally to call for the ouster of Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha's government and reforms in the monarchy in Bangkok, Thailand, on Nov. 8, 2020. Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters
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BANGKOK—Despite a burst of water cannon and a police blockade, thousands of Thai protesters marched to the Grand Palace in Bangkok on Sunday to demand curbs to King Maha Vajiralongkorn’s powers and the removal of the government.

Police used the water cannon for only the second time in months of largely peaceful protests to demand greater democracy and the departure of Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, a former junta leader.