HUNDREDS of pro-democracy protesters marched on parliament in Bangkok, wearing black T-shirts to mourn the state of Thailand under an army-aligned government, in the first street protest in several years.
Discontent with the government of ex-army chief Prayut Chan-O-Cha is seething, with a progressive opposition party disbanded and the country’s economy faltering as the Covid-19 crisis batters the key tourism industry.
Protesters have met inside university campuses in recent weeks but are now edging back onto the streets of the capital, which has played host to rival rounds of street politics over the last 14 years.