BANGKOK: The atmosphere at the Cabinet meeting on October 25, 2025 was sombre, with ministers, civil servants, officials, and journalists all dressed in black to pay respects to Queen Mother Sirikit, who passed away on the evening of Friday, October 24. At 08:00, the national flag at the Government House was raised to the top of the flagpole before being lowered to half-mast as a mark of respect.
Prime Minister and Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul chaired the special Cabinet meeting at Room 501, Government House, cancelling his scheduled attendance at the Asean Leaders Summit in Malaysia to lead the meeting.
