OPINION

Prayut takes well-trodden path to popular appeal

Oped, Naowarat Suksamran, Published on 26/10/2019

» The recent deliberations on the 2020 budget bill, which saw an initial triumph on the part of the government, highlighted a sharp contrast between old and new politics. The Prayut Chan-o-cha government’s 3.2-trillion-baht budget bill sailed through its first reading at the end of last week, with 251 approval votes against 234 abstentions. The second reading is scheduled for January.