BANGKOK: Thailand’s coup leader was formally endorsed as prime minister by the nation’s revered king on Monday, in a step toward forming a government to oversee sweeping reforms in the politically turbulent kingdom.
Army chief General Prayut Chan-O-Cha, 60, who booted out an elected government in a bloodless power grab on May 22, was chosen uncontested as premier last week by a national assembly made up mainly of military figures.
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