Acting PM holds office for a day

Shortest time: Suriya praying during a religious ceremony to mark the 93rd anniversary of the establishment of the Prime Minister’s Office at Government House in Bangkok. After Paetongtarn was suspended, power immediately passed to Suriya, a veteran operator with a reputation in Thai media as a political weathervane for always aligning himself with the government of the day. — AP

The country’s acting prime minister helmed the country for only one full day yesterday, standing in for suspended premier Pae­tongtarn Shinawatra before being replaced himself in a Cabinet reshuffle.

Transport minister and deputy prime minister Suriya Jungrung­reangkit began his engagements by attending a ceremony in Bangkok celebrating the longevity of the prime minister’s office.