Thai protest leaders detained ahead of planned 'car mob' rally

Thai authorities have detained at least 11 leaders of the country's anti-government protest movement and deployed hundreds of police ahead of a planned demonstration on Tuesday involving a convoy of cars congregating in the centre of Bangkok.

Thailand's youth-led protest movement has seen a recent resurgence over anger about the government's handling of the pandemic after demonstrations last year attracted hundreds of thousands of people before a crackdown by authorities.

The protesters have also...