3 Oct 2023 at 16: 56 PUBLISHED
Gen. Nipat Thonglek, a former lasting director for defense, has been invited to serve as the newly appointed Defence Minister Sutin Klungsang’s associate.
Gen Nipat, who is already Chadchart Sittipunt’s advisor in Bangkok, announced that he had accepted Mr. Sutin.
In one or two months, he promised to resign from his position as the government of Bangkok’s consultant in order to start the new position.
According to Gen Nipat, Mr. Sutin has previously given him some tasks as part of the new state policies after inviting him to a meeting. They include modernizing and restructuring the armed forces as well as adjusting the military writing system.
Additionally, Mr. Sutin discussed with him how to make martial units more approachable and welcoming to the populace. For example, Gen Nipat suggested that area designated for military use been diverted for agriculture and that military hospitals be more receptive to receiving patients from the general public for treatment.
” Our military units are not engaged in combat with any adversaries. Our neighbors are both friendly nations. Gen Nipat declared,” It’s time for us men to care for the subsistence of the people.”
In a related development, General Songwit Noonpakdee, Gen Charoenchai Hinthao, and Adm Adung Pan-iam, who have been named the new leaders of the Royal Thai Armed Forces, both, effective from Oct. 1, had breakfast with Mr. Sutin, Deputy Prime Minister, Foreign Minister Parnpree Bahiddha-Nukara.
ACM Panpakdee Pattanakul, who was also named the Royal Thai Air Force’s chief effective October 1, was not present for the luncheon. He was traveling abroad and was scheduled to arrive back in Thailand on September 9.