Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha greets reporters but declines to give an interview at Government House in Bangkok on Tuesday. (Photo: Bangkok Post)
The boycott of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s cabinet meeting by seven ministers on Tuesday is being seen as another sign of discord growing in the former army chief’s troubled 18-party coalition.
The no-show by ministers from the Bhumjaithai Party, the second-largest coalition member, could be another embarrassment for Gen Prayut, whose Palang Pracharat party was last month forced to expel a faction that controlled 21 parliamentary seats, accusing it of causing disunity.
The boycott was over their opposition to a government plan to extend by 30 years BTS Group Holdings’ concession to operate the Green Line of Bangkok’s elevated rail system, arguing it…
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