The superfans stumping for Kamala Harris are not formally affiliated with the artist who unites them
Thailand's Constitutional Court said on Wednesday it will hand down its verdict on Aug. 14 in a case that seeks the dismissal of Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin for appointing to his cabinet a lawyer who served time in jail.
The case stems from a complaint from a group of former senators over the appointment of Pichit Chuenban, who has since resigned and was imprisoned briefly in 2008 for contempt of court over an alleged attempt to bribe court staff, which was never proven.
Real estate tycoon Srettha denies wrongdoing and says Pichit, a former lawyer for the politically powerful Shinawatra family, was thoroughly vetted and his appointment was above board.
The removal of Srettha could plunge Thailand into uncertainty and would require parliament to elect a new premier, potentially pitting his Pheu Thai Party against coalition partners in what could result in a shakeup of the governing alliance and a realignment of cabinet and policies.
"The Constitutional Court has considered and finds the case is a legal matter and there is sufficient evidence to decide the case," it said in a statement.
The verdict will come a week after another major decision by the same court, which will decide the fate of the hugely popular opposition Move Forward Party, the biggest force in parliament.
The progressive, anti-establishment Move Forward is accused by the election commission of undermining Thailand's system of governance over its campaign to amend a strict law that forbids insulting the royal family, under which hundreds of people have been prosecuted, some given jail terms of decades.
The rulings risk re-igniting a two-decade old struggle for power in Thailand between royalist, conservative forces allied with the powerful military and major political parties with mass appeal that have repeatedly been dissolved by courts or toppled in coups.
It comes as Srettha battles to revive an underperforming economy that has lagged behind its peers, with delays implementing his signature $13.8 billion handout scheme aimed at spurring growth and stubborn problems of household debt.
The superfans stumping for Kamala Harris are not formally affiliated with the artist who unites them
Around $1.2 billion will be spent on ads for the presidential vote alone, according to ad analyst MediaRadar CMAG
Young fans queued around the block to get into a preview screening of
Gaza rescuers say at least 18 killed in Israeli strikes
The arrest on Sunday of a gunman on Trump's Florida golf course came the same day as more bomb threats poured into Springfield, Ohio
They are mostly all derived from fossil fuels like oil and natural gas
Negotiators hope to reach the world's first treaty on plastic pollution this year, but across five very different countries, AFP found single-use plastic remains hugely popular
Jaffna residents say they are still grappling with long-unresolved issues of accountability for war crimes, disappearances, and demands for the return of private land occupied by the army