"If I'm not satisfied, it's because I can't achieve everything [set out by the government's roadmap]. But I've been doing my best according to the budget and the time I've been given," he said. Gen Prayut said the regime would update the public on its performances and achievements in September before the end of the 2017 fiscal year. "Don't listen to their promises -- what they will do when they return [to power]. Gen Prayut said national development takes time and so does democratic development as he moved to placate a Thai public hungry for reform.

Source: Bangkok Post May 16, 2017 23:03 UTC