No, an American reporter did not interview Prayuth

A spokesperson for the prime minister today refuted an American reporter’s claim to have conducted an exclusive interview with Prayuth Chan-ocha.

One week after photojournalist Matt Hunt’s announcement he had interviewed Prayuth raised many digital eyebrows, a representative from the PM’s office said today that the prime minister had conducted no interviews in his brief appearance at a media photo op promoting a new Nok Air connection. 

“No interview took place that day,” the official told Coconuts. “The Nok Air staff had taken pictures with the Prime Minister, and then after some time, invited press to take photos.”

“No official interview occurred,” he reiterated on condition his name not be used because the office considered it a trivial matter.

Coconuts has sent multiple messages seeking comment from Hunt but has not received any…