Suspended Thai leader Paetongtarn sworn in as Minister in new cabinet lineup

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Thailand’s suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra was sworn in as Minister of Culture on Thursday (July 3), a strategic move that enables her to attend cabinet meetings while awaiting a court decision on misconduct allegations.   Read more at https://tinyurl.com/2j2jpwsy   WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news  SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar  LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Thailand's suspended Prime Minister Pei Thong Tharn Shinawatra was sworn in as Minister

00:06of Culture on Thursday, a strategic move that enables her to attend cabinet meetings while

00:12awaiting a court decision on misconduct allegations.

00:15Pei Thong Tharn, along with 13 newly appointed ministers, took the oath of office before

00:20King Maha Vajiralongkorn in Bangkok.

00:24The cabinet reshuffle was announced on Tuesday, just hours before the Constitutional Court

00:29suspended her prime ministerial duties, pending the outcome of an ethics probe.

00:34The complaint, filed by 36 senators, accuses Pei Thong Tharn of dishonesty and violating

00:40ethical standards, following the leak of a phone conversation allegedly involving Cambodia's

00:45former Prime Minister Hun Sen.

00:48The reshuffle is seen as a political maneuver by the ruling coalition to shore up its support

00:54after the recent withdrawal of the conservative Pum Jai Thai party, which had significantly

00:59eroded the coalition's parliamentary majority.

01:03Deputy Prime Minister Phum Tham Wechaya Chai, a veteran politician and former defense minister,

01:08has been appointed caretaker prime minister.

01:11The 71-year-old will also take on the role of interior minister in the revamped cabinet.

01:17The latest political upheaval has raised fresh concerns over the government's stability and

01:23its ability to pass key legislation, including the upcoming national budget.

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