Thailand's military rulers name interim prime minister

Thailand's military rulers name interim prime minister

Surayud Chulanont, a former army commander and a close adviser to
Thailand's
powerful monarch, has been chosen as the country's interim prime
minister, the
auditor general said Thursday night. Surayud, a highly regarded
62-year-old
retired officer, was selected by the country's ruling military council,
which
seized power from Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra Sept. 19