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Acting Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai has denied reports that former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra was planning to meet Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, a key figure behind the People’s Party, as speculation mounts about the formation of a new government.
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The United Power of the Land to Protect Sovereignty and its supporters will gather again at Victory Monument in Bangkok on Sunday to oppose the Pheu Thai Party leading the formation of a new government.
Real power remains firmly in the hands of Thailand’s traditional conservative elites, says former foreign correspondent Nirmal Ghosh.
Having an acting government will “not affect” Thailand’s ability to safeguard its sovereignty amid its fragile ceasefire with Cambodia, Deputy Defence Minister Natthapon Nakpanich said.
Despite President Prabowo Subianto’s appeal for calm, protests erupted across major cities including capital Jakarta on Friday, following a delivery rider’s death after being run over by a police vehicle in an earlier rally.
Deputy Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai has been appointed as acting prime minister with full authority to carry out the duties of the premiership at a special cabinet meeting on Saturday morning.
ABOUT POLITICS: The People’s Party’s reform agenda could be risky right now, thanks to the nationalism fed by the border dispute v Thaksin Shinawatra survived his lese majeste trial, but the hospital stay ruling will have greater political significance
RECAP: Most Asian stocks edged higher on Friday, riding a tech-driven rally on Wall Street, while mounting expectations for a US interest rate cut next month prompted investors to rotate back into riskier regional assets.
The Port Authority of Thailand (PAT) is set for a major transformation after the House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a new Port Authority Bill, paving the way for sweeping structural reforms designed to enhance competitiveness in global logistics.
