The Cabinet, not committees, will choose reforms: Deputy PM

By The Nation

 

File photo: Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam.

 

BANGKOK: -- While citizens will be consulted during various government-driven reform processes, it is the Cabinet that will make final choices in the reforms to be implemented, said Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam on Thursday.

 

Last month, the government set up 11 reform committees as stipulated in the national reform bill. The committees are charged with making recommendations for reforms to be included in the 20-year national strategy. A draft of the national strategy is expected to soon emerge from the national strategy committee.

 

That process is running in parallel to other government guided reform efforts, including a reform committee chaired by the premier under the super committee, which oversees national administration, reforms, strategy and reconciliation building.

 

Though multiple bodies are developing lists of reform proposals, Wissanu said that their work would not be redundant, because the Cabinet will eventually work through the recommendations and make final decisions about which reforms to implement and how that would be done.

 

The Cabinet would also finalize police reforms. Still being debated is how authority should be distributed among police bureaus, he added.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/politics/30326670

 

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29 minutes ago, webfact said:

".....it is the Cabinet that will make final choices in the reforms to be implemented."

The Military Cabinet I expect he is referring to. As distinct from a democratically elected Cabinet.

The 11 buffet lunch committees will put forward their proposals but the Generals will decide what reforms, policies and regulations will be best for the people of Thailand......and of course the military.

Further evidence that the military intend staying around for a long, long time yet given they have a 20 year strategy.

50 minutes ago, webfact said:

Last month, the government set up 11 reform committees as stipulated in the national reform bill. The committees are charged with making recommendations for reforms to be included in the 20-year national strategy. A draft of the national strategy is expected to soon emerge from the national strategy committee.

 

That process is running in parallel to other government guided reform efforts, including a reform committee chaired by the premier under the super committee, which oversees national administration, reforms, strategy and reconciliation building.

 

"A whole lot of movement without actually going anywhere"

 

1 hour ago, webfact said:

While citizens will be consulted during various government-driven reform processes

Lucky, lucky citizens to have such a humble government.

Like lambs to the slaughter !

5 hours ago, Samui Bodoh said:

 

"A whole lot of movement without actually going anywhere"

 

Like dancing. 

Democracy with 'Thai characteristics' - the unelected government will decide on reforms, rather than unelected committees.

And guess who has been invited to give advice on Police reforms (read about it this morning).