In a seven-minute video, Mr Prayut skips policy talk and speaks about his personal life. Read more at straitstimes.com.
BANGKOK – Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is often described as acerbic and short-tempered by reporters. Political rivals are less polite.one that does not appear to be going the way he had hoped it would, the general-turned-politician is trying to soften his image.
He talks wistfully about his childhood and family, names his favourite English football club, and reveals his fondness for Korean dramas, particularly those starring soldiers.Mr Prayut has been a relatively aloof Prime Minister who keeps his personal life private. He campaigns on policies, the weakness and mistakes of his rivals, and his confidence.
His father named him “Pralongyut”, which means “test of combat readiness”, but this was shorted to “Prayut” – which means “battle” – at the suggestion of a monk his father revered.United Thai Nation’s No. 1 prime ministerial candidate, “I couldn’t find an answer so I decided to head home. My father was waiting for me. He asked where I was and I told him I was just biking around,” Mr Prayut said.
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