Thailand's Paetongtarn Shinawatra Finalizes New Cabinet

Thailand's new Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has finalized her cabinet lineup, which is set to be submitted for royal endorsement this week. Expected to retain the current finance and foreign ministers, the cabinet will also see 11 new appointments among a total of 35 ministers. The new coalition government is anticipated to officially take office by mid-September. Paetongtarn, who became the youngest prime minister at age 38 following the disqualification of her predecessor Srettha Thavisin, represents the influential Pheu Thai Party and is the daughter of former premier Thaksin Shinawatra. The government has shifted its coalition dynamics, dropping the military-aligned Palang Pracharat party and including the Democrat Party. This cabinet reshuffle follows a series of political challenges faced by the Pheu Thai Party in recent months.