It has been the butt of jokes for some time now as everybody from newspaper columnists to social media surfers mock Defence Minister Prawit Wongsuwan about his expensive watches. And this band of “brothers”, like the military cliques of the past, has closed ranks and ignored calls for action in the Prawit case. The watch saga, however, was just too exotic for the government’s critics to let go. “If you can’t keep track of the time, there’s no point in wearing expensive watches!” hollered Ekachai, as he was being dragged away by security. Perhaps the angst is not so much about these undeclared expensive watches but more about the restlessness of the people and the country’s desire to move on.

Source: The Nation Bangkok January 20, 2018 18:11 UTC