How Thai PM Came To Power
Asia Timeline: How Thai PM Prayut came to power and how he might lose it Thailand PM Prayut Chan-o-cha was suspended from official duty on Wednesday (Aug 24) while the Constitutional Court decides if he has reached his 8-year term limit. Thai leader Prayut Chan-O-Cha, who has survived numerous attempts to oust him, has been suspended from duty by the Thailand constitutional court. (File photo: AFP/Jack Taylor) Ng Hong Siang 24 Aug 2022 09:18PM (Updated: 24 Aug 2022 10:03PM) Bookmark Share Embattled Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha was on Wednesday (Aug 24) suspended from official duty by the country's constitutional court after it unanimously decided to hear an opposition petition to review his legally mandated eight-year term limit. Thailand's army-drafted 2017 constitution bars the prime minister from serving more than eight years in total, with opposition parties saying that Prayut, who seized power following a 2014 coup, has ...