Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha ordered the Royal Thai Police on Tuesday to do anything it can to bring Red Bull scion Vorayuth "Boss" Yoovidhya to justice.

Mr Vorayuth went into hiding following his fatal hit-and-run case in Bangkok a decade ago.

The prime minister also wants the investigation into the case sped up.

He gave the order at a cabinet meeting after the Royal Thai Police (RTP) provided an update on the probe, said government spokesman Anucha Burapachaisri.

As for efforts to track down Mr Vorayuth, Mr Anucha said Gen Prayut has continuously ordered the RTP to try to bring Mr Vorayuth back to the country.

The RTP has also been instructed to expedite the investigation into state officials and other individuals associated with the case, Mr Anucha said.

Mr Vorayuth has been on the run since his Ferrari fatally hit a Thong Lor police officer on Sept 3, 2012.

Mr Vorayuth was charged in August 2020 for cocaine abuse in addition to reckless driving causing death.

A court warrant was then issued for his arrest under Section 58 of the earlier Narcotics Act of 1979.

But when the new narcotics law took effect on Dec 9 last year, the Narcotics Act of 1979 was cancelled.

Under Section 162 of the new law, the statute of limitations was reduced to five years.

A speeding charge against Mr Vorayuth was dropped after its one-year statute of limitations expired in 2013, followed by another charge of failing to help a crash victim, which expired in 2017.

The only remaining charge against him is reckless driving causing death, which carries a penalty of up to 10 years in jail and has a 15-year statute of limitations, which will expire in 2027.