Paetongtarn denies father Thaksin ordering end of digital wallet scheme

New Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra giving dismissed former prime minister Srettha Thavisin a fist bump at Pheu Thai Party's headquarters on Aug 18. - Bloomberg

BANGKOK: Newly appointed Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has denied that her father Thaksin Shinawatra has told her to terminate the controversial digital wallet scheme.

During a question-and-answer session at the Voice Space building in Bangkok where she received a royal command appointing her as the new PM, Paetongtarn said it was not true as reported that Thaksin had ordered her new government to discontinue the digital wallet handout programme.