Thai PM dissolves parliament
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Saxophonist, occasional pilot and heir to a construction fortune, Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul led a short-lived coalition government marked by conflict with Cambodia.
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet urged Thailand on Monday to peacefully resolve the border dispute between the two countries.
By Martin Petty and Panarat Thepgumpanat BANGKOK, Dec 12 (Reuters) - Thailand is set for an earlier-than-expected election after Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul dissolved parliament amid a fierce border conflict with Cambodia and political turmoil that risked the collapse of his fragile minority government.
Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul had signaled the move with a Facebook post late Thursday saying: “I’d like to return power to the people.”