Economics
A $54 Billion Economic Revamp Is at Risk From Thailand Election Uncertainty
- Lack of a stable democracy has held back Thai competitiveness
- Tension is flaring anew before the first poll since 2014 coup
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A high-speed train that glides from an expanded coastal airport handling 60 million passengers toward cavernous new stations in Bangkok. An infrastructure blitz that takes Thailand’s economy to new heights.
That’s the vision of the Thai military junta, which has ruled the Southeast Asian nation since seizing control in a coup in 2014, and is now looking to bring its leader, Prayuth Chan-Ocha, back as prime minister in the March 24 election.