Over the past 90 days, the Interior Ministry has been shaken by a series of civil servant reshuffles driven by a fierce power struggle and political retaliation between the Bhumjaithai Party’s blue camp and Pheu Thai’s red camp.

Just days after the new 4th Army Commander and 800 troops were deployed to the southern border provinces, a daring gold shop robbery occurred. Initial investigations by both the police and military suggest that the robbery was meticulously planned.