Army chief: Pro-democracy protest bigger threat than Covid-19

Voice of the people: Protesters holding signs during a anti-government rally at the Democracy Monument in Bangkok. — AFP

The country’s army chief 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 country 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.