Last-ditch pitch to woo voters

Drum roll, please: A man hitting a gong at a Buddhist temple overlooking Bangkok on the eve of the general election. — AFP

Opposition leaders toured Bangkok in open-top jeeps in a final-day bid to woo voters, urging them to turn out in force to oust the military-backed government.

The kingdom goes to the polls today with voters tipped to issue a damning verdict on former coup leader Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha after nearly a decade in power.