BANGKOK: Foreign investment in Thailand plummeted last year, official data showed, the latest sign that the kingdom’s once-vibrant economy continues to falter under prolonged military rule.

Total investment applied for by foreign companies between January and November 2015 plunged 78 percent from a year earlier to 93.8 billion baht ($2.62 billion), according to figures from Thailand’s state-run Board of Investment (BoI) sent to Agence France-Presse on Tuesday.

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