BANGKOK, Aug 5 — Thailand’s powerful army chief today told cadets that the “hatred of the nation” plaguing the country was a bigger threat than the coronavirus, as a nascent pro-democracy movement grows bolder. The kingdom has seen near-daily protests for more than two weeks by mostly young...
Wednesday, 05 Aug 2020 08:49 PM MYT
The kingdom has seen near-daily protests for more than two weeks by mostly young Thais, fuelled by their anger at a pro-military royalist government headed by former army chief Prayut Chan-O-Cha. “Covid-19 can be cured... but the disease that cannot be cured is the hatred of the nation,” the general said.Thailand’s politics has long been defined by a cycle of violent protests and military coups, in apparent zealous protection of the monarchy.
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