Consumer survey shows Thais hoping army will bring order after chaos


  • World
  • Tuesday, 03 Jun 2014

Soldiers stand guard at the vicinity of the Victory Monument in Bangkok June 2, 2014. REUTERS/Erik De Castro

BANGKOK (Reuters) - An index of consumer confidence in Thailand jumped in May on hopes a military government that seized power promising to impose order after months of political chaos will drag the economy back from the brink of recession.

The army toppled the remnants of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra's government on May 22 after sometimes deadly protests since November that had forced ministries to close, hurt business confidence and caused the economy to shrink.

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