BANGKOK: Thailand's new King has appointed to his privy council retired generals linked to the ruling junta, while retaining many of his late father's royal advisers.
In a notice released yesterday, King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun appointed 10 people to his privy council, out of which seven had also acted as advisers to the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej. The other three are Justice Minister Paiboon Kumchaya, Education Minister Dapong Ratanasuwan and retired army chief Teerachai Nakwanich.
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