Thai PM says he will dissolve parliament by end-January

Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said on Wednesday he planned to dissolve parliament by the end of January, with a general election to be held in March or early April. Anutin won a parliamentary vote in early September to become Thailand's third prime minister since Aug 2023, after pulling his Bhumjaithai party out of a ruling coalition led by the Pheu Thai party. To win power, he secured the backing of the largest grouping in parliament, the opposition People's Party, which put forward a number of demands - including calling elections within four months of taking office - as part of a deal to support the Bhumjaithai leader. The churn has been taking a toll on Southeast Asia's second-largest economy,...