Asia Daily Briefing - Changing of the guard July , 2019

	All the king's men:  Thai military power  shifts away from Prayuth BANGKOK -- There is a major  shift going on between Thailand's  two most powerful institutions  -- the monarchy and the military --  as the King's Guard rises and the Queen's Guard declines, carrying  with it implications that  could shape the country's  future for decades.
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