Bangkok: The passing of statesman and former prime minister Prem Tinsulanonda was likely to bring about a new and more open political era, shifting away from “Thai-style” democracy and military domination, analysts said.
Prem, one of the country’s most influential political figures for more than four decades who served as army commander, prime minister and adviser to the Royal Palace, died at age 98 on Sunday.
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