The Constitutional Court has dismissed Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra over an ethics breach, cutting short her one-year tenure and intensifying Thailand’s two-decade struggle between the Shinawatra dynasty and entrenched conservative-royalist elites
Phumtham Wechayachai takes helm from Suriya Jungrungreangkit, who served one day as acting prime minister after Paetongtarn’s suspension triggered cabinet reshuffle
The Energy Commission has set a new average base tariff of 45.40 sen/kWh for RP4, slightly lower than before, bringing overall electricity costs down by up to 19% compared to the previous regulatory period