Turbulent ThailandThailand's PM faces bigger threat than protests: coalition rifts
Fragile 19-party alliance exposed by censure motion and court ruling against ministers
Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha: Cracks have emerged in the retired general's coalition government. © AP
MARWAAN MACAN-MARKAR, Asia regional correspondent
BANGKOK -- A local by-election on March 7 has risen in political significance because of simmering tensions that have surfaced within Thailand's coalition government, confronting Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha with new rifts in his 19-party alliance.