‘Pick new economic team as soon as possible

Herculean task: Participants at the Bangkok International Motor Show. Thailand has reported no new local coronavirus cases for two months and the government is considering whether to extend the emergency decree that lapses on July 31. — Bloomberg

BANGKOK: Business leaders and investors are urging Thailand’s government to pick a new economic team as soon as possible to help steer South-East Asia’s second-biggest economy through the coronavirus crisis.

Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha has said a cabinet reshuffle would take place by August after Finance Minister Uttama Savanayana, economic policy czar Somkid Jatusripitak and four other ministers resigned since last week.