Thai junta leader declares US$3.1 million in assets

Bangkok

THAILAND'S junta leader Prayuth Chan-ocha has assets of more than US$3.1 million, more than half of it in cash bank deposits, according to figures released by the nation's anti-corruption agency.

The joint declaration from Gen Prayuth and his wife - who has an additional 26.3 million baht (S$1.03 million) in assets - includes more than 14 million baht worth of cars, among them a 2011 Mercedes Benz S600L and a 2009 BMW 740Li, and more than 10 million baht in jewellery and luxury watches, including three Rolexes. He also owns more than half a dozen handguns.