Thai PM will not resign or dissolve parliament, official says
BANGKOK, June 21 (Reuters) - Thailand's embattled prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra will not resign, or dissolve parliament, a senior official of the ruling Pheu Thai party said on Saturday.
Sorawong Thienthong, who also serves as Thailand's tourism minister, said in a Facebook post that the prime minister will not quit, despite growing calls for her resignation after her mishandling of a border row with neighbouring Cambodia.
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