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Cabinet appoints Gen Chaipruak Doungprapat as new NSC chief
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The Cabinet on Tuesday (September 1) approved the appointment of Gen Chaipruak Doungprapat, former Royal Thai Army chief of staff, as the new secretary-general of the National Security Council (NSC), replacing Chatchai Bangchuad, who is moving to become permanent secretary at the Prime Minister’s Office.
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Summary
Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has presented the security reshuffle as an effort to place the right person in the right role, with the government seeking to maintain an effective and continuous response to unrest in Thailand’s southern border provinces.
The change follows the Cabinet’s August 25 approval of Chatchai’s transfer from NSC secretary-general to permanent secretary at the Prime Minister’s Office. He will replace Yupha Taweewattanakitborvon, who is due to retire from the civil service on September 30.