Thai auto heir launches new party, promises to heal political rift

BANGKOK (Reuters) – A scion of Thailand’s biggest auto parts group launched a new political party in Bangkok on Thursday as an alternative to established parties, promising to … euronews provides breaking news articles from reuters as a service to its readers, but does not edit the articles it publishes.

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