Thai PM Proposes Reform Council to Solve Deadlock

Thailand's embattled prime minister has proposed the creation of a national reform council in an attempt to resolve the country's ongoing political crisis. Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has already dismissed parliament and called for early elections, but this has failed to satisfy opposition demands she resign. Yingluck on Wednesday said the proposed reform council would work alongside the new government, which is to be elected February 2. She also said, however, that...

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