New Thai PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra committed to improving livelihoods, will seek advice from father

Paetongtarn Shinawatra is the youngest person to become Thai premier and the second woman prime minister. - Photo: EPA-EFE

BANGKOK: Thailand’s new prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra is committed to improving people’s livelihoods, and said she will tap her father, former premier Thaksin Shinawatra, for advice.

“But not all the time, because that’s not possible. I am my own person and... I have my goals that I want to achieve for the future,” said Paetongtarn, speaking at her first press conference after being appointed on Sunday (Aug 18) morning.