Thailand’s new Prime Minister pledges to tackle economic woes

Thailand’s Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin (AP)

Thailand’s new Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has vowed to act quickly to relieve the country’s economic problems in his inaugural speech to parliament, following four months of political uncertainty while parliamentarians were unable to agree on a government.

Mr Srettha entered politics after a career as a major property developer, and his government is facing high expectations and pressing demands to address a range of economic, political, social and environmental problems in its four-year term.