BANGKOK: A ballad penned by a coup-making army chief promising to bring happiness back to Thailand has been viewed more than 200,000 times on YouTube, in the military’s latest effort to put a positive spin on its putsch.
The normally stern-faced Gen Prayut Chan-ocha, who led the May 22 military overthrow of the civilian government, can now list songwriting among his talents after writing the lyrics to Return Happiness to Thailand.
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