Thailand's newly appointed Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha gestures during his visit to the 2nd Infantry Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, Queen's Guard in Chonburi province, on the outskirts of Bangkok August 21, 2014. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai junta leader General Prayuth Chan-ocha, in an address to the nation a day after he was elected prime minister by a legislature he hand-picked, asked Thais not to dwell on the dramatic coup he led in May.
"There is no point saying whether a coup is good or whether it is bad," Prayuth said in his Friday night speech.
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