Thai pro-democracy protesters chant anti-establishment slogans in Bangkok

Thousands of Thai pro-democracy protesters chanted anti-establishment slogans in Bangkok yesterday, defying a government ban on demonstrations for a second day.

A ban on gatherings of more than five people was imposed on Thursday after nearly three months of protests that have called for a reduction in the powers of



King Maha Vajiralongkorn’s monarchy as well as the removal of Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha.

Prayuth first took power as army chief in a 2014 coup. Critics say he engineered a general election last year to keep hold of power as a civilian prime minister.