BANGKOK: Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn has dismissed six palace officials for “extremely evil” conduct, a palace announcement said on Wednesday, in a shake-up that come days after the sacking of the king’s royal consort.

The six included a woman, a senior police official and two royal guards, all of whom worked in the palace.

Two separate announcements published in the official royal gazette accused the six of severe disciplinary misconduct that caused harm to the royal service, and said they had been fired and stripped of all their official ranks.

Published in Dawn, October 24th, 2019