Thailand's new PM draws flak in parliament for 'aimless' economic agenda

Thailand's Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin delivers the policy statements of the Council of Ministers to the parliament, in Bangkok, Thailand, September 11, 2023. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin came under fire in parliament on Monday over a new government policy agenda that opposition lawmakers called vague and short of some of his party's boldest election pledges.

Real estate tycoon Srettha was approved as prime minister in a parliamentary vote last month after his populist Pheu Thai Party, the second-place finisher in a May election, agreed to lead a coalition government that included parties backed by its fierce rival, the military.