BANGKOK -- When Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin took the stage on Nov. 10 to announce the long-awaited details of his party's flagship policy -- a 10,000 baht ($280) handout of digital money -- he asked citizens to shop for the sake of the country.
Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin says that the country faces an economic crisis, and that the antidote is for citizens to "take pride in spending." © Nikkei montage/Source photos by Reuters
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