Veteran politician Anutin Charnvirakul, known for decriminalizing cannabis in Thailand, became prime minister after a royal endorsement following Parliament’s vote. He succeeds Paetongtarn Shinawatra, dismissed for ethics violations, and now faces leading a fragile coalition amid political turmoil and calls for constitutional reform
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
BIMSTEC is a regional grouping comprising seven member states in the Bay of Bengal region -- five from South Asia (Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka) and two from Southeast Asia (Myanmar and Thailand).
At the invitation of Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, PM Modi will visit Bangkok from April 03-04 to participate in the 6th BIMSTEC Summit. The summit, scheduled for April 04, will be hosted by Thailand, the current BIMSTEC Chair. This will mark PM Modi's third visit to Thailand
In a post on X, Paetongtarn Shinawatra thanked PM Narendra Modi for his warm congratulatory message. She expressed her eagerness to collaborate closely with him to enhance bilateral relations, focusing on trade, investment, culture, people-to-people connections, and tourism, particularly by increasing air travel between the two countries.
