The Prayut Chan-o-cha government has survived five waves of Covid-19 but it could finally be brought down sick by a swine virus.
Pent-up fatigue and dissatisfaction accumulated over the past two years are now being distilled into pure anger following a seemingly delayed admission about the spread of African swine fever (ASF) in the country.
The resulting soaring pork prices are but the last straw -- a tipping point for the mountains of frustration, not just about the government's perceived ineptitude, but its tendency to gloss over the plight of common people while seemingly catering to the well-to-do.
