Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha raised many eyebrows when he appointed the secretary-general of the National Security Council, Supoj Malaniyom, to oversee the nation's energy and food security issues.
Gen Supoj's appointment means the prime minister is choosing a career military officer to help bring down rising energy and food prices, problems which are affecting all Thais -- especially fixed-wage and low-income earners -- with the exception of oil refineries, which are reaping substantial profits from soaring oil prices.
