BANGKOK : -- His Majesty the King has issued a royal command to
appoint 200 members of the National Legislative Assembly. More than half
of them are either former and active military officers as expected.
HM the King has endorsed the list of the 200 National Legislatie
Assembly members and ordered the inaugural meeting to be on August 7.
Many are either active and retired military officers, including Adm
Kamthorn Pumhiran, Lt Gen Chart-udom Tithasiri, Lt Gen Preecha
Chanthara-ocha, and Gen Boonsang Niampradit.
Several leading academics were also appointed, including Noraniti
Setthabutr, former rector of Thammasat University, and Somkid
Lertphaithoon, former rector of Thammasat who is known to be against
former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
Former Ambassador to England Kitti Wasinond is also appointed.
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