Thailand's youth protest draws thousands after PM refuses to quit

Demonstrators return to Bangkok's commercial heart in smaller numbers

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Thousands of protesters returned to Bangkok's Ratchaprasong intersection on Sunday for the first major protest in Thailand since a state of severe emergency was lifted on Thursday. (Photo by Masayuki Yuda)

MASAYUKI YUDA, Nikkei staff writer

BANGKOK -- Pro-democracy groups are taking turns reviving daily rallies and protest momentum after a three-day relative lull during which Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha ignored a student demand that he resign by 10 p.m. on Saturday.

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