Paetongtarn Takes Office, Addresses Concerns

BANGKOK, Aug 19 (TNA) – Paetongtarn Shinawatra, Thailand’s newly appointed Prime Minister, addressed several key issues in her first press conference following the royal endorsement of her premiership. Paetongtarn denied rumors that her father, former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, had ordered the cancellation of the digital wallet policy, a flagship campaign promise of her Pheu […]

Coalition Backs Paetongtarn for PM

BANGKOK, Aug 16 (TNA) – Thailand’s coalition parties on Thursday announced their support for Paetongtarn Shinawatra, daughter of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra as the country’s 31st prime minister on Tuesday, a day before a parliamentary vote to select the new leader. The Pheu Thai Party, the largest in the coalition, officially nominated Paetongtarn for […]

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