Suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra expressed optimism about resuming her duties during a cabinet meeting on Tuesday, voicing her determination to return to work later this week.

Thai authorities are considering legal action under the Criminal Code following a border incident in which a group of Cambodian nationals allegedly dismantled sections of barbed wire fencing in the Nong Chan area of Sa Kaeo on Monday.

A 69-year-old woman who was sentenced to 43 years in prison for lese-majeste will be released on Wednesday under a royal pardon after serving more than 8 years, her lawyers said on Tuesday.

Thai security authorities are using a range of crowd control measures against Cambodians trying to invade a village beside the border in Thailand in the eastern province of Sa Kaeo.

The planned rollout of the highly anticipated 20-baht-flat mass-transport fare in Greater Bangkok in October is likely to be delayed, with the key enabling bills mired down in parliament.

The Meteorological Department warns that storm Kajiki will move into the northern province of Nan on Tuesday evening, bringing heavy rain with mountain runoff and flash floods in many provinces of the North and Northeast.