In scenes in Bangkok that might have resembled the Taliban’s Kabul or cities from conservative Islamic states in the Middle East, an angry mob of about 1,000 Thai Muslims gathered outside a tea shop in Bangkok’s Ramkhamhaeng area on Sunday, paralysing the street as they searched for a Muslim trans woman, known as
Finance Minister Ekniti Nitithanprapas insisted the 400-billion-baht emergency borrowing decree must go ahead, saying the government must act swiftly to address a deepening cost-of-living crisis despite parliamentary delays caused by legal challenges.