Ten new faces in reshuffled Cabinet, nine out

By The Nation

 

 

His Majesty the King on Friday endorsed the new Cabinet after a reshuffle that saw 10 new faces, nine removed and eight members given new assignments.

 

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha removed General Tanasak Patimapragorn and Admiral Narong Pipatnasai as his deputies, as well Minister attached to Prime Minister’s Office Omsin Chivapruek, Deputy Defence Minister General Udomdej Sitabutr, Tourism And Sport Minister Kobkarn Wattanavrangkul, Commerce Minister Apiradi Tantraporn, Industry Minister Atchaka Sribunruang, Deputy Transport Minister Pichit Akarathit and Deputy Education Minister ML Panadda Diskul.

 

Ministers switching portfolios are:

 

Adul Saengsingkaew, from social development and human security minister to labour minister;

 

General Chatchai Sarikalya, from agriculture and cooperative minister to deputy premier;

 

Suvit Maesincee, from minister attached to the PM’s Office’s to science minister;

General Anantaporn Kanjanarat, from energy minister to social development minister;

 

Chutima Bunyapraphasara, from deputy agriculture minister to deputy commerce minister; and

 

Suwaphan Tanyuvardhana, from justice minister to minister attached to the PM’s Office.

 

Deputy Prime Minister ACM Prajin Juntong is handed an additional assignment as justice minister and Sontirat Sontijirawong is upgraded from deputy to full commerce minister.

 

New faces in the Cabinet are:

 

Former deputy government spokesman Kobsak Pootrakool, who becomes a PM’s Office Minister;

 

General Chaichan Changmongkol, from Permanent Secretary of Defence to Deputy Defence Minister;

 

Weerasak Kowsurat as Tourism and Sport Minister,

 

Former Interior Permanent Secretary Krissada Boonraj, who becomes Agriculture Minister,

 

Former Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives manager Lak Wajananawatch, who is now Deputy Agriculture Minister;

 

Scholar Wiwat Salyakamthorn, who becomes Deputy Agriculture Minister;

 

Former CEO of PTT Pairin Chuchot-taworn, who takes over as Deputy Transport Minister.

 

Siri Jirapongphan, former executive director of the Petroleum Institute of Thailand, is Energy Minister;

 

Former Mahidol University president Udom Kachintorn is Deputy Education Minister; and

 

Former Industry permanent secretary Somchai Hanhiran takes over as Deputy Industry Minister.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30332471

 

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2017-11-25

Ossy's Headlines: Thailand's 2 most under-performing elements, law and order (the RTP, under the Interior Minister) and education do not see new faces at the top positions. Prayut is evidently satisfied that, whilst his invisible police force oversee the world's deadliest roads, his education ministry is responsible for Thailand's shameful position - 48th out of 70 - on the table of education performance indicators, measured amongst the world's so-called developed nations.

 

Prayut, it would seem, is happy with these awful figures, so I guess there will be little improvement in either department during the next 12 pre-election months . . . INTERESTING. Is that a gun he's holding to his head? His best idea, yet.

Edited November 25, 20178 yr by Ossy
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And the new faces in the trough are ? 

1 minute ago, RichardColeman said:

And the new faces in the trough are ? 

Faces....?

 

I just don't understand what you mean....

 

If the cabinet was so bad that he had to remove 9 of them, why take so long about it?

 

Can any of us imagine this happening in our country of birth?

 

The country would lose all confidence in the government & a general election would be called.

Did Prayut replace himself with a new face also? 

4 minutes ago, LaoPo said:

Did Prayut replace himself with a new face also? 

Don't be silly . . . in his eyes, he's not just PM, he's god.

Kobkarn        OUT                                                    Weerasak      IN

Here's the new Tourism & Sports Minister, Weerasak Kowsurat. Prepare your slings & arrows.

 

38 minutes ago, faraday said:

Faces....?

 

I just don't understand what you mean....

 

If the cabinet was so bad that he had to remove 9 of them, why take so long about it?

 

Can any of us imagine this happening in our country of birth?

 

The country would lose all confidence in the government & a general election would be called.

But we are in Thailand and here the junta has the power.

33 minutes ago, ratcatcher said:

Kobkarn        OUT                                                    Weerasak      IN

Here's the new Tourism & Sports Minister, Weerasak Kowsurat. Prepare your slings & arrows.

 

I thought I recognised her. She's the stern-faced bint that was engaged to head-up the road-safety initiative before last Songkran . . . the one that banned pickup rear-riding for one day, before some farmer asked how he was going to get his workers to work. She wasn't seen again, after that big climb-down so she'll be in real need of a cuddle, now.

23 minutes ago, Ossy said:

I thought I recognised her. She's the stern-faced bint that was engaged to head-up the road-safety initiative before last Songkran . . . the one that banned pickup rear-riding for one day, before some farmer asked how he was going to get his workers to work. She wasn't seen again, after that big climb-down so she'll be in real need of a cuddle, now.

With your user name, I assume you mean the former, a Sydney term of affection?

Urban Dictionary: Bint

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Bint

1. In certain areas of Western Sydney, 'bint' functions as a term of endearment (if a somewhat cheeky one) devoid of standard derogatory connotations.

All men, and it's the women who work the hardest in Thailand.

2 hours ago, faraday said:

Faces....?

 

I just don't understand what you mean....

 

If the cabinet was so bad that he had to remove 9 of them, why take so long about it?

 

Can any of us imagine this happening in our country of birth?

 

The country would lose all confidence in the government & a general election would be called.

I can imagine something very much like it. In some countries, having been a Minister brings a higher pension than a mere MP. If enough Cabinet shuffles occur, everyone gets the higher pension. Of course it would never happen here. Not much it wouldn't.

10 hours ago, Ossy said:

Ossy's Headlines: Thailand's 2 most under-performing elements, law and order (the RTP, under the Interior Minister) and education do not see new faces at the top positions. Prayut is evidently satisfied that, whilst his invisible police force oversee the world's deadliest roads, his education ministry is responsible for Thailand's shameful position - 48th out of 70 - on the table of education performance indicators, measured amongst the world's so-called developed nations.

 

Prayut, it would seem, is happy with these awful figures, so I guess there will be little improvement in either department during the next 12 pre-election months . . . INTERESTING. Is that a gun he's holding to his head? His best idea, yet.

there is something missing in the photo .. O yes got it the gun

Wonder if they will be as pompous and ineffective as many in the junta government.  This sadly just shows that the junta will probably say the country just is not ready for general elections at this time.  Something we all foresaw .    

38 minutes ago, yellowboat said:

Wonder if they will be as pompous and ineffective as many in the junta government.  This sadly just shows that the junta will probably say the country just is not ready for general elections at this time.  Something we all foresaw .    

yes, seems much more about holding a title than achieving results per job description

He would have done better going down to the local cow field and selecting from there, at least it would have been organic bullS>>> we would be getting

 

Musical chairs

an education minister with an educational degree...

Another bad example of 'dictatorship' appointing people instead of them being chosen by democratic elections..........

TIT has never been this distasteful before............

5 minutes ago, sawadeeken said:

Another bad example of 'dictatorship' appointing people instead of them being chosen by democratic elections..........

TIT has never been this distasteful before............

 

In which country are cabinet members chosen through elections?

4 minutes ago, janclaes47 said:

 

In which country are cabinet members chosen through elections?

You are right........... Sorry...........  It's just that him trying to be a 'one man band' and run the show to his personal choice..........

14 hours ago, ratcatcher said:

With your user name, I assume you mean the former, a Sydney term of affection?

Urban Dictionary: Bint

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Bint

1. In certain areas of Western Sydney, 'bint' functions as a term of endearment (if a somewhat cheeky one) devoid of standard derogatory connotations.

Yes, Ratcatcher, just me being affectionate/cheeky again. I understand you, thinking my user-name referred to my place of origin - that's POO, if you're in Western Australia! - but Sydney is about as far off as you could possibly get. If you like Googling and maps, here's a clue to my POO. Ossy is short for Oswald; Oswald is the first 6 letters of my 13 letter home-town in the UK. Further clues available at 58 baht.

7 hours ago, Rhys said:

an education minister with an educational degree...

Nay . . . pull my other one!

7 hours ago, sawadeeken said:

Another bad example of 'dictatorship' appointing people instead of them being chosen by democratic elections..........

TIT has never been this distasteful before............

I might agree with you if I knew what 'TIT' was. Could be 'turmoil in Thailand' or 'twerps in trousers', but I doubt it. And, come to think of it, I quite like the taste of it, to be honest.

12 hours ago, YetAnother said:

yes, seems much more about holding a title than achieving results per job description

Mayday - Mayday . . . Tardis in trouble . . . someone said 'results' . . . this word not register with Thai Tardis; in fact it's sending the entire crew into panic mode . . . Mayday - Mayday

tremendous diversity reflected in these photos of the new cabinet.

 

they all have different names.

19 hours ago, Ossy said:

I thought I recognised her. She's the stern-faced bint that was engaged to head-up the road-safety initiative before last Songkran . . . the one that banned pickup rear-riding for one day, before some farmer asked how he was going to get his workers to work. She wasn't seen again, after that big climb-down so she'll be in real need of a cuddle, now.

Seriously, she was responsible and hasn't been seen since? That's news to me.

 

"Deputy Prime Minister General Prawit Wongsuwan on Friday urged the public not to criticise Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha for banning passengers from riding in the open cargo bed of pickup trucks.

 

He admitted that he and a committee had proposed such a ban for the premier's approval, out of a concern for public safety."

3 hours ago, NCC1701A said:

tremendous diversity reflected in these photos of the new cabinet.

 

they all have different names.

Out of 36 cabinet members just one is a woman. I'd ask my beloved what she thinks about this gross inequality, but she's busy cleaning the bathroom.

2 hours ago, nahkit said:

Seriously, she was responsible and hasn't been seen since? That's news to me.

 

"Deputy Prime Minister General Prawit Wongsuwan on Friday urged the public not to criticise Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha for banning passengers from riding in the open cargo bed of pickup trucks.

 

He admitted that he and a committee had proposed such a ban for the premier's approval, out of a concern for public safety."

Prawit (maybe):  My boss went off, half-cocked, as usual, after I'd outlined the risks of rear-riding, thinking he'd grab all the glory . . . he meant well, though and, to be honest, it was my gob-<deleted> that got him going in the first place. We're a right pair, aren't we.

On 11/25/2017 at 4:56 PM, Ossy said:

I might agree with you if I knew what 'TIT' was. Could be 'turmoil in Thailand' or 'twerps in trousers', but I doubt it. And, come to think of it, I quite like the taste of it, to be honest.

Good guesses.......... but it is...... This Is Thailand (often meant in a derogatory way)................ It is very common in many posts on TV (ThaiVisa)