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New special envoy for Myanmar named

Pornpimol Kanchanalak, adviser to the foreign affairs minister. (Photo: Ministry of Foreign Affairs)

The Foreign Affairs Ministry has appointed Pornpimol “Pauline” Kanchanalak, one of the foreign minister’s advisers, as its special envoy for relations with Myanmar.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai said on Tuesday that Ms Pornpimol was given the post in part due to her extensive knowledge of the neighbouring country, which would ease the ministry’s workload.

Asked if Ms Pornpimol’s new role would overlap with her other duties, Mr Don said she would only be taking responsibility for certain designated tasks.

The foreign minister said she has already played a key role as the ministry’s adviser, but she was…

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