Happier days: Paetongtarn (left) and Srettha taking a selfie at a campaign event last year. — AFP
POLITICAL events in Thailand over the last few days have given me a strong sense of deja vu.
I’ve been covering the Land of Smiles since 2006, when I was posted in Bangkok for about four years as The Star’s correspondent.
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