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More than 60 percent of Thais want the government to dissolve parliament and call an early election, according to a recent opinion poll, as the country's Constitutional Court considers the future of suspended Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha.

Thailand’s Constitutional Court surprised the nation last week by suspending Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-Ocha, a former army chief who first took power in a 2014 coup and stayed on following an election five years later.

Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha will be in power two more years, his deputy and fellow coup leader said on Tuesday, as the main opposition party seeks a court ruling to remove the premier this month, a year before an election is due.

Gen Wit Devahastin na Ayudhya on Monday became the leader of a small party now renamed the Thailand Together Party.

The opposition Move Forward party had hoped for a miracle -- that the so-called Group of 16 MPs from small parties would vote to censure Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and his 10 ministers along with the opposition.

PHNOM PENH: Defence ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to endorse peaceful resolutions to any regional conflict that may emerge at their recent summit.

Thailand could call an election in November after it completes its hosting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, a deputy prime minister said on Tuesday, the first indication of polls before the government's term ends.