Thailand's king has endorsed the new cabinet of Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra. The new cabinet has 35 ministers -- maxing out the legal limit -- coming from seven different parties.
Thailand 's king has endorsed the new cabinet of Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra . The new cabinet has 35 ministers -- maxing out the legal limit -- coming from seven different parties. Many key portfolios are keeping their ministers, especially the ones important to the ruling Pheu Thai Party, such as finance, commerce, transport and tourism. This marks the end of three weeks of political uncertainty, after the dismissal of Ms Shinawatra's predecessor Srettha Thavisin.
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