<p>A former MP from the Democrat Party has questioned the junta over the disproportionate number of military appointments to the boards of state enterprises.</p> <p>On 10 July 2017, Rachada Dhnadirek, former MP of the Democrat Party,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.thairath.co.th/content/1000320">publicly pondered&nbsp;</a>how serious Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha, the junta leader and Prime Minister, is about corporate governance.</p> <p>Rachada pointed out that military officers have been appointed to the boards of almost every state enterprise.</p>

<p>Experts have urged structural reforms to counter the lack of efficiency of Thai state enterprises, suggesting that a centralised ownership agency of state enterprises with less state control could be a solution. &nbsp;</p> <p>On Tuesday, 30 June 2015, the Faculty of Economics of Thammasat University organized a public forum on “State-owned Enterprise Reform: Methods and Challenges” at Thammasat’s Tha Prachan Campus.</p>