Instead of lending an ear to locals who were trying to tell him about their plight, Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha fumed at them. and it was the only the start of a series of PR disasters generated during this mobile cabinet trip. I just wanted to get a sense of what actually triggered our prime minister to lose his cool along with his sense of decorum. Mr Paranya was one of thousands of southerners who tried to meet Gen Prayut during his mobile cabinet trip. On Tuesday, opponents of the coal-fired power plant clashed with police officers as they marched to meet Gen Prayut.

Source: Bangkok Post November 29, 2017 21:33 UTC