BANGKOK -- The chief executive of Thai hotel group Dusit Thani has resigned, confirming that she will become commerce minister under newly appointed Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul.
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Suphajee Suthumpun, who has resigned as Dusit Thani CEO to take up the government post of commerce minister, at a press conference in Bangkok on Sept. 12. (Photo by Suzu Takahashi)
BANGKOK -- The chief executive of Thai hotel group Dusit Thani has resigned, confirming that she will become commerce minister under newly appointed Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul.