Riot police take up positions after a clash with anti-government protesters during a protest on the 47th anniversary of the 1973 student uprising, in Bangkok October 15, 2020. — Reuters pic
Thailand has already suffered a record US$8.8 billion in equity outflows over the first nine months of this year, exchange data shows, as the Covid-19 pandemic wrecks the travel-exposed economy and finance and industry-heavy stock index. Prayuth has vowed to stay on and this week issued an emergency decree, prohibiting gatherings of more than five people.