
Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon took sick leave on Wednesday and missed the first cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha following the latter's return to Government House.
The weekly meeting was pushed back from Tuesday to Wednesday to allow for Gen Prayut's trips to the northeastern provinces after the Constitutional Court ruled that he could carry on serving as prime minister, potentially until 2025 should he contest and win next year's general election.