Thailand named three new Cabinet members; replaces ministers convicted of insurrection


Pro-democracy activists flash a three-fingered symbol of resistance during a rally in Bangkok, Thailand, on Wednesday, March 24, 2021, ahead of indictment against 13 protest leaders on Thursday for allegations of sedition and defaming the monarchy. - AP

BANGKOK, March 24 (Bernama): Thailand has named two new ministers and a deputy minister to fill the vacancies after three cabinet members were found guilty of insurrection during an anti-government uprising that led to the 2014 military coup led by Prayuth Chan-O-Cha, the current prime minister.

The names of the three were published in the Royal Gazette on Tuesday night.

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