Ex-Junta Spokesman Pulled from Army, Appointed Govt PR Head

A file photo of Lt. Gen. Sansern Kaewkamnerd. Photo: Matichon
A file photo of Lt. Gen. Sansern Kaewkamnerd. Photo: Matichon

BANGKOK — A well-known military figure and former junta spokesman became a civilian official and the head of the government’s public relations, according to a royal command published Sunday.

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King Vajiralongkorn approved the removal of Lt. Gen. Sansern Kaewkamnerd from his “specialist” position in the Royal Thai Army and his appointment as Director-General of the Public Relations Department in the capacity of a civilian official. The appointment has been effective since Saturday.

The interim cabinet in December green-lit the motion to transfer Sansern from a military to civilian post specifically to head the PR department, where he had been sitting as acting director-general since 2016 by the junta’s absolute power.

Sansern served as a spokesman of the prime minister’s office from 2015, before being replaced in October.

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