Thai PM survives no-confidence vote in parliament

Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra successfully navigated a no-confidence vote in parliament following an intense two-day debate in the first test of her premiership, emerging unscathed from a two-day opposition onslaught to reaffirm the stability of her coalition, Reuters reported.

Thailand's youngest premier received the support of 319 out of 488 lawmakers present, despite a barrage of criticism during a censure debate accusing her of being unqualified, lacking economic knowledge, evading taxes, serving her wealthy family, and taking orders from her billionaire father and political heavyweight Thaksin Shinawatra.