Thailand's former PM appointed as chairman of major opposition

BANGKOK, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- A meeting of the leading opposition Puea Thai Party resolved Tuesday to appoint General Chavalit Yongchaiyudh as the chairman of the party, Puea Thai Party spokesman Prompong Nopparit said.

General Chavalit, the former Thai premier, will be the party's advisor and in charge of making the party's economic and political policies, Thai News Agency quoted the spokesman as saying.

Also, the party resolved to hold a political seminar in the central region during this November, while the party will later travel to the North and South for a political campaign.