BANGKOK – The Minister of Defense has ordered all military forces and related units to focus their efforts on remedying the drought situation while assuring that the mid-year top brass reshuffle will be based on capability.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Gen Prawit Wongsuwan disclosed after attending a Defense Council meeting that he has instructed all military leaders to maintain peace in the nation as well as pool their efforts to address the drought crisis.
The ministry of defense has been tasked by the government to distribute water to areas in need and to aid relevant agencies in digging ground water wells, construct reservoirs and dredge waterways, all of which are now 60 percent complete.
On the mid-year reshuffle of high ranking military officers, the minister said he has yet to receive the list of candidates for promotion but expects to obtain it by the middle of March. He let on that only several posts will be reshuffled and assured they would be based on capability and decided with fairness.
