<div> <div> <div> <div>90 members of the junta-appointed National Legislative Assembly (NLA) face dismissal for breaching the constitution, according to the Election Commission of Thailand (ECT).&nbsp;</div> </div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div> <div>On 4 July 2017, the ECT initiated an <a href="https://prachatai.com/journal/2017/07/72259">investigation into 90 members</a> of the NLA over alleged conflict of interest in their stock holdings. If found guilty, they will be dismissed for breaching the 2017 Constitution. </div></div></div></div>

<div>Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn on Tuesday became the new monarch of Thailand, succeeding his father King Bhumibol who died seven weeks ago at 88.</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>Ending nearly two months of royal interregnum, the prince assumed the kingship as the 10th King of his dynasty just three days before a public holiday commemorating the birth of his late father, who was widely revered as a national father figure. </div>

<div>The appointment of more senior soldiers to the junta’s rubber-stamp parliament was necessary to maintain national peace and order even though they have neither legislative experience nor legal knowledge, according to the junta’s chief legislator. </div>