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Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and his deputy, Gen Prawit Wongsuwon, on Tuesday rejected speculation by the opposition that the House could be dissolved in December.

Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon and other executives of the ruling Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) on Tuesday rejected speculation that Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha will dissolve the House on Dec 24.

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is keeping tight-lipped about his political future although the Sept 30 Constitutional Court ruling allows him to stand for re-election and serve what remains of his eight-year premiership.

The ruling Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) faces an investigation that could result in its dissolution after a key party figure admitted the party accepted a donation from the alleged owner of a Bangkok pub raided early this week.

A Move Forward Party (MFP) MP has warned the government to keep its hands off a bill seeking to liberalise the liquor industry amid reports of attempts to shoot it down in parliament.

Increasing calls for a cabinet reshuffle by coalition parties must be giving Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha a headache. While reshuffles have become known to be little more than a form of political horse trading, the prime minister must think of the country and the public first before making any decisions.

Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has apologised for the massacre at Tak Bai during his administration but stopped short of accepting responsibility, saying the operation was under then-army chief Gen Prawit Wongsuwon.

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has kept tight-lipped on the main opposition Pheu Thai Party's indication that Gen Prawit Wongsuwon -- his deputy and leader of the Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) -- could be someone it could do business with in forging an alliance after the next polls and not him.

Chaiwut Thanakamanusorn, a deputy leader of the Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP), has brushed aside talk of forming a government with the main opposition Pheu Thai Party after the next election, saying it was premature to discuss the matter.

The Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) is downplaying remarks by a party member who suggested Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha should step aside and let PPRP leader Prawit Wongsuwon run in the next election as the party's sole prime ministerial candidate.

The Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) has yet to approach former deputy prime minister MR Pridiyathorn Devakula who is seen as a potential candidate to become the ruling party's new economic mastermind, party leader Gen Prawit Wongsuwon said on Friday.