Minister to the Prime Minister's Office Chusak Sirinil announced the appointment following a special Cabinet meeting, which also appointed Prommin Lertsuridej as PM's Secretary General.
Bangkok Post news outlet said that Paetongtarn, who was Thailand's youngest prime minister, becomes the sixth premier from or backed by the billionaire Shinawatra family to be removed by the military or judiciary in a tumultuous two-decade battle for power between the country's warring elites.
Prayuth still faces pressure from street protests that have been demanding he step down for bungling his response to the coronavirus pandemic.
The country reported more than 80 percent of its caseload during the past 10 weeks. It has been battling a sharp surge in infections since April.
The attackers sprayed gunfire at the checkpoints and were trying to provoke unrest in the region
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