BANGKOK: Thailand’s new King Maha Vajiralongkorn (pic) appointed top army brass to his powerful advisory body on Tuesday, including three generals linked to the ruling junta.
The move illustrates the close military-royal alliance that has defined Thai politics for the last five decades, an era that has seen brief flirtations with democracy punctuated by multiple palace-endorsed coups.
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