The regime reacted by leaning closer to another erstwhile ally, China, cultivating deals on infrastructure development and military hardware. Instead of making enemies overseas, the regime can now reach out to any country on a relatively friendly level, even North Korea. Critics -- and Washington --say the regime must work harder to get Thailand off a US Priority Watch List, where it has been moored for the last 11 years. Find the Thai prime minister in this group photo with Asian and African leaders during the 2015 Asian-African Conference in Jakarta. He said a number of former Thai leaders were respected internationally, including ex-foreign minister Thanat Khoman and former premier Anand Panyarachun.

Source: Bangkok Post May 18, 2017 21:56 UTC