Thailand will soon turn up the volume as Tomorrowland arrives in Asia, making Chonburi the epicentre of a massive celebration.

Monitor lizards are set to go from wild pests to wallet-fillers, after the government announced plans to flog them for just 500 baht a pop.

Thailand’s generals claim coups are history, yet as turmoil brews, sceptics warn the tanks could still return someday.