Thailand’s new Cabinet was sworn in Thursday, including suspended PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra, now culture minister, amid an ethics probe over her remarks to Cambodia’s Hun Sen. Acting PM Suriya led the ceremony, with Phumtham Wechayachai likely to assume acting duties
The law, endorsed by King Maha Vajiralongkorn and published in the Royal Gazette, will take effect in 120 days. This allows LGBTQ+ couples to register their marriages starting in January, making Thailand the third Asian country, after Taiwan and Nepal, to legalize same-sex marriage.
