BANGKOK, May 26 – Thailand’s Army chief Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha is scheduled to receive a royal command appointing him leader of the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) today, according to Lt-Gen Panuwat Nakwong, assistant chief of staff for civil affairs.

Gen Panuwat said the ceremony would be held at Army Headquarters on Ratchadamnoen Nok Avenue at 10.49am.

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