Thai anti-government protesters clash with riot police over handling of Covid-19 pandemic

Thai protesters were met with tear gas and rubber bullets in clashes with police in the capital Bangkok on August 7, 2021. Protesters are calling for Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha to quit over the government’s sluggish roll-out of Covid-19 vaccines amid Thailand’s worst coronavirus outbreak. They are also demanding a change in the country’s vaccination programme by switching to mRNA vaccines.