Thailand – Unexpectedly, Col Suchart Chantarachotikul, chief of the southern strategic team of the Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP), confirmed that he would defect to a new party to be formed by former permanent secretary for interior Chatchai Phromlert. In view of this, Mr Chatchai, known to have good ties with Interior Minister Anupong Paojinda, retired from the civil service amid …