He retained his cabinet position as defence minister after the Constitutional Court suspended him from the top job. Read more at straitstimes.com.
BANGKOK - Suspended Thai prime minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is to attend a defence ministry meeting on Thursday as a longtime ally begins his first full day as acting premier and Thailand settled in for weeks of uncertainty while a court ponders Prayut's future.
Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan, 77, also a royalist and ex-army chief with longstanding ties with Prayut, has taken over as interim leader but was not expected to make a public appearance on Thursday.He became a civilian prime minister in 2019 following an election held under a 2017 military-drafted constitution in which an eight-year limit for a prime minister was set.
"For the sake of the country, General Prayut should resign so we can begin the process of selecting a prime minister based on the consitution as fast as possible," Mr Chonlanan said in a post on Facebook. Public reaction to Mr Prayut's suspension was muted but a small group of pro-democracy activists set off fireworks near the prime minister's residence on Wednesday night and tussled with police.
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