Caretaker Prime Minister Anand Panyarachun on Saturday completed the Cabinet that is to pave the way for new elections.

Speaking on the official Radio Thailand, Anand said he had submitted the names of 25 Cabinet members to King Bhumibol Adulyadej who would announce the new Cabinet Sunday.Another Radio Thailand report said all but four of the Cabinet members had served in Anand's highly regarded first government. That Cabinet was largely composed of veteran civil servants and business leaders.

Anand, a businessman and onetime diplomat, was named prime minister last Wednesday, replacing Suchinda Kraprayoon, a former general.

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Security forces had brutally suppressed protests demanding Suchinda's resignation.

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