The impatient baby made its debut at 6.30am on a sidewalk on Aroonamarin Road near the Rama VIII Bridge. 
Police were quickly on the scene and took mother and child to the hospital, to the applause of relieved passers-by.

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Nongluck is a senior economic journalist covering the macroeconomics, real estate, and corporate investment strategies driving growth across Thailand and Southeast Asia.

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