‘I Never Fail the People’: Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul Doesn’t Plan on Going Anywhere

Cătălin Roșioru

As nicknames go, Noo —or “mouse” in Thai—has proven particularly apt for Anutin Charnvirakul, whose 2016 biography, “Where There Is a Hole, There Is Mouse,” pays tribute to his canny knack for wriggling out of tight spots and into opportunities. The latest burrow that Anutin has ensconced himself in is no less than Thailand’s 1920s neo-Gothic Government House, replete with teardrop chandeliers and classical nudes, and where the burly 59-year-old today serves as the nation’s third Prime Minister