Harvard Alum Wants to Help Thailand Reclaim Lost Decade as Election Nears

Thailand’s Move Forward Party, which is surging in opinion polls ahead of the May 14 election, wants to reclaim the “lost decade” under a military-backed rule with proposals for sweeping reforms to revitalize Southeast Asia’s second-largest economy.

Its leader Pita Limjaroenrat, a 42-year-old alumnus of Harvard Kennedy School of Government, is pitching to spread economic activity beyond the capital city Bangkok, dismantle business monopolies and reduce the influence of the armed forces in politics.