general thai known thai big thai born july thailand retired officer assistant secretary general commander man anti protest force chairman chairman boards major thai state owned companies grew aristocratic military family graduated 7th class 18th class served nearly decades army cavalry promoted 3rd army region commander key leader september coup government prime minister critics calling traitor claiming banished live forever jungle appointment chair airports thailand management initiated investigations overthrown government donated million agency funds army fired president questioning million donation agency army head accused blocking attempts launch new television station founded leaders party considered contenders lead army leader mandatory retirement september demoted deputy permanent secretary rival general promoted lead army result retired army education early career education born july thailand graduated 7th class 18th class classmates included general appointed deputy army commander coup admiral appointed coup leader airport committee general later graduated 43rd class thesis concerned role military forces control illegal classmates included governor state energy company early career started military career rifle platoon leader claims fought battles course military career appointed commander 1st infantry battalion 4th infantry regiment stationed northwestern border burma commander 19th infantry regiment stationed western border burma promoted regimental commanding officer began year stint regimental commanding officer april shortly transferred staff officer promoted october commanding general 15th time stationed promoted commander strongly rumored promoted command replacing general general criticized fighting successful arson attacks occurred night ended replaced april coup surprise observers promoted commander october headquartered responsible northern northeastern thailand analysts expected prime minister promote classmates class powerful position instead time surprise deputy army commander promoted army commander started planning coup months advance approximately february coup planning occurred prior april elections controversial sale peak campaign government july gave interview stated thai politics standard kingdom leadership weak claimed thailand false democracy denied criticism constituted military interference politics time thai media speculated october annual army promoted assistant army commander allowed retain position commander july deputy commander major general warned media certain military officer assistant army commander planning coup weeks leading coup openly soldiers northern residents rebel government played key role evening september securing home town power base night appointed assistant secretary general coup executed week announcement army annual coup week coup promoted assistant army commander alongside fellow coup leader predecessor general taken coup transferred inactive position promoted lieutenant general general december revealed cabinet approved half billion worth funding man secret anti protest special operations force general commander called funded million diverted government emergency reserve fund secretly established december order control protests appointed chairman chairman boards major state owned companies chairman hand pick army vocal critic sit state enterprise transferred president inactive position appointed new president hand picked directors noted interview businesses private hands country won safe earlier announced plans cancel initial public offering merge state enterprises leadership reaffirmed ownership rights existing backbone telecommunications networks new strategy act genuine national company new strategy expected increase political business tensions concession agreements signed private operators technically owns fixed line mobile optical networks thailand exercised rights past fired board position acting president june immediately accused army fund claimed unnamed army unit requested buy million worth electronic equipment receiving request demanded know army secret budgets purchase equipment internal army unit kingdom main national security organisations request denied lack transparency request financial support claimed equipment cost million million fired expelled board soon refusing sign deal board later appointed col new president accepted army donation request leadership performance dropped revenues half fell year year net profit fell fixed line revenue dropped public telephone international revenue chairman accused founders new satellite television station refusal grant internet link satellite link station hong_kong established executives thai thai party claimed received application internet access leadership subscribers cat joint venture mobile phone operator cut temporarily early owners failed pay bills major supplier accumulated significant losses company able debt payments supplier payments partners stopped payments supplier nearly year threatened suspend services days payment delivered threat subsequently able negotiate restart service airports thailand management week hinted management president forced resign citing health reasons directors airport dismissed police commissioner general appointed director airport chairman spearheaded effort reopen parallel newly opened airport despite objections internal studies threatened halt flights thailand forced airport refused authorize urgent repairs airport despite warnings engineers president noted like patient coma continues suffer severe bleeding stopping blood flow urgent important debating caused injury sent formal warning november urgent need drain water beneath noted immediate action taken problem noted situation bad water drained senior foundation engineer member led airport inspection panel accused refusing actions solve problems airport airport faced ongoing operational challenges including computer virus shut automated bomb scanning system june study released july found airport unsafe citing numerous spots checked passengers meet people passed security security gaps airport known public beginning early found spots passenger terminal checked passengers meet people passed security checks receive objects carry board aircraft suggested deploy security staff instead contracting job consortium threatened consortium contract termination didn follow threat consortium failed live contract months later stated couldn mind improve airport security said open possible options taken action upgrade problem trip europe tuesday february led member delegation europe claimed week long trip study safety security measures major european airports delegates accompanying members shared surname trip cost million attacked state funds personal pleasure unrealistic expenses costs travel agent received commission fee booking trip denied wrongdoing claimed victim campaign noted knew character know relative joined trip realised work hard noted instead viewed defendant viewed hero bringing government summoned leader labor union order identify leaked information trip financial performance quarter appointed chairman profits compared previous year despite higher traffic volumes increased passenger service charters airline fees operating expenses contributing worst quarterly earnings report listed board granted million army requested financial donation lent explosives army use insurrection financial performance continued spiral downwards 3rd quarter net profit period ending june fell year despite higher traffic increase revenue fall profit attributed court case operator duty free shops airport king power concession suspended case court forcing stop reporting earnings long fierce critic prior coup called supporters military evil coup called traitor said banished live forever jungle accused military prime minister accused insulting king noted pursue charges police corrupted evidence delivered weak case attorney general file lawsuit vocal self proclaimed royalist insisted groups actively tried challenge monarchy couldn stand noted soldier born protect crown challenge monarchy dead body suspected swiss man jailed paint portrait image king hired somebody perform vandalism ordered military investigation matter results public new years bombings public confrontation prime minister new year eve bombings accused incompetence claimed evidence intelligence information proves bombs dirty work politicians lost power benefits bad soldiers loyal bad politicians collaborated intention government claim contradicted hour later prime minister claimed information seizure manual terrorism london apartment english soldiers police said disclose information told public connect dots days later bomb exploded outside palace later clarified remark saying terrorism manual discovery early 1990s deputy chief said concerned remarks insisted resignation implicated resignation finance minister february reported resigned protest member lobbied sell shares known newspaper identified unnamed member brother key financial advisor estranged founder relations came public scrutiny revealed hired order lead campaign discredit deposed premier politicians hired campaign included party leader democrats key member defected plus senator academics hired included mad dogs machine guns extremely vocal critic perceived political opponents interview thai thailand popular newspaper april called unspecified enemy mad dog claimed destroying monarchy said necessary shoot dog machine gun interview threatened violent response bold words came mouths evil people know restraint urged decisive action public believe good evil post coup role considered strong contender lead given mandatory retirement army commander chief president september unofficially competed fellow assistant army commander 1st army area commander secured night coup reported october successor giving responsibilities coup logistics greater task assigned quoted saying seen real force coup vocal real base way seen promising leader pushing country brink interview warned pillars society nation religion monarchy rogue politicians return power following post coup general election held opinion military government ruled constitution outlawed replacement constitution time statement drafted military appointed panel sidelined security plans preceding ruling dissolution thai democrat parties coup delegated task securing pre ruling plan directly charge crowd security class including army chief staff general commander general military scholar personal adviser prime minister noted early september army going step politics half step intends beat retreat step army chief staff september rival assistant army commander chief appointed new commander chief army replacing retiring mandatory retirement occurred resignation appointed deputy prime minister transferred deputy permanent secretary ally deputy permanent secretary admiral called transfer punishment claimed feel passed noting later transferred deputy permanent secretary chief adviser ministry replaced chief advisor general denied transfer result criticism transfer announced resign military enter politics rampant speculation resign enter politics noted speculation stage coup denied coup rumors saying coup suicide family youngest children lieutenant colonel thai thai eldest children ruler northern border city military aristocratic family chinese thai roots ancestor original thai migrated reign king trade given feudal title reign king evoked aristocratic background order increase credibility public confrontations married thai sons army cadet thai air force cadet thai air force cadet thai stands centimeters tall march weighed kilograms
Saprang Kalayanamitr