bangkok thai prime minister prayuth chan-ocha reshuffle cabinet statement publish royal gazette say friday fifth change administration since take power 2014. prayuth former army chief seize power bloodless may 2014 coup follow months street protest lead oust prime minister yingluck shinawatra civilian government prayuth switch appoint 18 minister deputy minister deputy prime minister accord list publish royal gazette endorse thailand king maha vajiralongkorn highest-level change include country minister commerce agriculture energy labor tourism immediately clear impact reshuffle would reshuffle improve ministerial position benefit country administration statement say reshuffle follow resignation labor minister cabinet 36 members late change cut members army nine include prayuth 12. laws pass government generally come force publication royal gazette public journal prayuth last reshuffle cabinet december 2016 follow one august 2015 carry focus thailand trouble economy junta promise general election november 2018 return thailand democracy thai pm reshuffle cabinet fifth time since coup