Thai protesters seeking early election march on coup anniversary

Hundreds of protesters marched Tuesday in Bangkok on the fourth anniversary of the junta's 2014 coup, demanding that it hold a general election this year.Led by the Democracy Restoration Group, the protesters, who stayed overnight at Thammasat University, began their 3-kilometer march to Government House, where Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha's office is located, in the morning.Some of them managed to get close to the compound but were blocked by barriers and police officers, and forced to disperse.Five protest leaders who tried to submit a letter of demands to the government were arrested…READ FULL ARTICLE