Thai Protests: Bangkok Set for More Unrest Despite State of Emergency

Protesters in Thailand planned a fresh rally on Thursday after Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-Ocha declared a state of emergency in Bangkok, prompting police to disperse demonstrators who surrounded his office in an early-morning raid. The protest group, known as the People’s Party, confirmed that police arrested four leaders in the dispersal operation and said they planned to gather again at 4 p.m. at Ratchaprasong intersection. The location, in the middle of Bangkok’s main shopping district, was the sight o