The military regime will mark its three-year milestone next month. When it launched the coup, the regime must have banked all its hopes on political stability. With the global economy sliding deeper into a downturn, the political stability of a small nation does not mean much. The good intentions may be there, but there is no ability to make it happen. And competence is needed now more than ever when political stability has passed its sell-by date.

Source: Bangkok Post April 24, 2017 21:33 UTC