This handout photo released and taken by the Royal Thai Government on June 26, 2020, Thailand's Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha attends from Bangkok the opening ceremony of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Hanoi, held online due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. (PHOTO / AFP)

BANGKOK - Thailand’s prime minister said on Thursday a cabinet reshuffle will take place by next month after the resignation of members of his economic team, including the finance minister.

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“We have to reshuffle the cabinet so there won’t be a gap. It must be done as quickly as possible... no later than next month,” Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha told reporters.

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