By Kitiphong Thaichareon and Orathai Sriring

BANGKOK (Reuters) -Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said on Monday that the strength of the baht currency needs to be urgently addressed and that it would be discussed later in the day.

Speaking after a meeting with the Federation of Thai Industries, Anutin said he would also seek royal approval for his new cabinet line-up later this week.

Anutin, who won a parliamentary vote this month with an overwhelming majority, has only four months in power before he calls an election, as per an agreement between him and the largest party in parliament that backed his premiership bid.

He faces a an uphill task of turning around an economy grappling with U.S. tariffs, high household debt and weak consumption.

Anutin’s incoming cabinet includes s

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