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World > Asia & Oceania
New Thai PM takes office vows change
By Agence France-Presse
Aug 19, 2024 12:13 am

(UPDATE) BANGKOK — Thailand's new prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra vowed Sunday to work with an 'open heart' as she called on all Thais to help grow the kingdom and revitalize the country's sluggish economy, which has struggled to bounce back from the Covid-19 pandemic.

'As head of the government I will work with parliament with an open heart, open to all ideas to help develop the country,' she said in her first comment since receiving King Maha Vajiralongkorn's official command to take office.

MASSIVE RESPONSIBILITY Paetongtarn Shinawatra speaks, as her family members stand by during the royal endorsement ceremony appointing her as Thailand's new prime minister in Bangkok on Aug. 18, 2024. AFP PHOTO

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