Thailand: Police celebrate National Police Day as issue of appointing new national police chief remains unresolved.

Section: General News - Police have celebrated the National Police Day this year without their most senior officers due to continued government delays in appointing senior commanders, the Bangkok Post reports.

Officers in all provinces conducted ceremonies on October 13 to mark the day without any provincial police chiefs present to commemorate the event, observers said.

The government has not yet appointed provincial police chiefs because of struggles within the ruling coalition. The annual appointments are normally completed before the end of the fiscal year, Sept 30, when civil servants including police officers who have reached 60 years usually retire.

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