Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha, temporarily suspended as prime minister, is working from home and anywhere outside government offices, according to sources.

Prayut stopped entering Government House on Wednesday after the Constitutional Court ordered him to step down from the PM’s position pending its ruling on whether he has reached the end of his eight-year tenure.

However, he continues to serve in the cabinet as the defence minister. Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon is acting prime minister.

On Thursday, Prayut chaired a meeting of the Defence Council organised at the Defence Ministry, but he attended via video from his home.

A source at the Defence Ministry quoted Prayut as telling the Defence Council that he was adapting to his new working environment. His staff said he would enter the ministry when he had tasks that needed to be done there.

Otherwise, Prayut would sign documents at his home, the source said.

Political activists are unhappy with Prayut retaining a political role during his suspension and are planning a rally in Bangkok this Sunday.