Viewfinder: The Thai Prime Minister Visits a Construction Site Ahead of Elections

Author:: Pacific Standard Staff
Publish date:: Mar 21, 2019

Thai Prime Minister General Prayuth Chan-ocha visits the construction site for the Bang Sue Central Station, the site of Bangkok's new railway transport hub, on March 20th, 2019, in Bangkok, Thailand. The Palang Pracharath Party has nominated Prayuth as its candidate for prime minister for the general election to be held on Sunday, March 24th, 2019.
(Photo: Lauren DeCicca/Getty Images)

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