Thailand’s military junta is trying to stimulate the economy by approving a $75 billion, eight-year infrastructure plan that will include the construction of new railways, mass transit systems in Bangkok and nationwide highways.
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Dutch tourists look out of the window of their first class compartment on the Special Express train, which travels between Bangkok and Chiang Mai. Dario Pignatelli / Bloomberg News -
Tourists take photographs of a man running along rail tracks from a train traveling through the Maeklong Railway Market in Samut Songkram. Dario Pignatelli / Bloomberg News -
An advertisement for high-speed trains sits at Lak Si train station in Bangkok. Dario Pignatelli / Bloomberg News -
A passenger looks out of a window of a northern line train traveling from Bangkok to Den Chai. Dario Pignatelli / Bloomberg News
In pictures: Thai military junta aims to revitalise economy
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