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Bangkok Post – Generals halved by 2027

Ministry to trim fat as budget balloons

Defence Minister Sutin Klungsang speaks to MPs at parliament on Friday before the House of Representatives vote on the draft budget for the 2024 fiscal year. (Photo: Chanat Katanyu)

The number of generals at the Defence Ministry will be cut in half within three years as part of the government’s policy to downsize the armed forces, Defence Minister Sutin Klungsang says.

He was responding to criticism over military budget spending from the opposition parties during a debate on the first reading of the budget bill for the 2024 fiscal…

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