Cabinet nod for top-level Interior Ministry reshuffle affecting 12 provinces

By The Nation

 

Pawin Chamniprasart

 

The Cabinet on Tuesday approved Interior Ministry senior-level appointments in 12 provinces, mostly in the North and Northeast. The ministry’s deputy permanent secretary, Supachai Iamsuwan, has been appointed the new governor of Chiang Mai, replacing Pawin Chamniprasart, who is to take over Supachai’s job.

 

Chumphon Governor Narong Phonla-iad and Bueng Kan Governor Pisut Butsayapanpong have been named inspectors-general of the Interior Ministry. 

 

They will be replaced respectively by Viboon Rattanapornwong and Nirat Pongsithithaworn, who are both currently the ministry’s inspectors-general.

 

Six other provincial governors have seen their jobs swapped in the latest transfers involving senior Interior Ministry officials.

 

Chiang Rai Governor Narongsak Osotthanakorn has been appointed governor of Phayao, a neighbouring northern province. 

 

He is to be replaced by Prajon Pratchakun, who is currently the governor of Phayao.

 

Prachin Buri Governor Suriya Amornrojworawut has been named the new governor of Amnat Charoen, Phetchabun Governor Piboon Hatthakitkosol the new governor of Prachin Buri, Mae Hong Son Governor Suebsak Iamwijan as governor of Phetchabun, and Amnat Charoen Governor Sirirat Chum-uppakan as governor of Mae Hong Son. 

 

The appointments, part of the bureaucratic reshuffle in the middle of the 2018 fiscal year, will become effective after obtaining royal endorsement. 

 

Interior Minister General Anupong Paochinda declined to comment as to whether the transfers of certain governors were connected to the high road-accident death tolls in their provinces during the recent Songkran holidays.

 

He merely said Interior Ministry permanent secretary Chatchai Promlert had suggested the transfers for the sake of suitability regarding the ministry’s personnel.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30343857

 

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18 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Promlert had suggested the transfers for the sake of suitability regarding the ministry’s personnel.

Hardly the transparency of government promised by Prayut.

The evasiveness of this statement gives rise to a perception of possible negligence or corruption among the transferees that, if made known, would be damaging to the nation's (aka NCPO) reputation.

19 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The ministry’s deputy permanent secretary, Supachai Iamsuwan, has been appointed the new governor of Chiang Mai, replacing Pawin Chamniprasart, who is to take over Supachai’s job

Prayut, presiding over cabinet meeting: "And the name of the next game is 'Swap-a-job'. Now then, Supachai and Pawin, when the music stops, you have to try to remember the new job you were given and, then, to drive to your new location . . . without looking at the roadmap. Well, there isn't one, actually, but I've got the kids at my local school working on one. Are you okay with that or shall I ask Porky if he's got any better ideas? OK, OK . . . that's good . . . now where are those singing girls that I had my hands on, yesterday? Now remember to wait until they stop singing, okay?"

So the current Governors have been out bid for the retention of their positions. 

3 minutes ago, Oziex1 said:

So the current Governors have been out bid for the retention of their positions. 

Well, you know what they say about a change being as good as a rest.

If everybody would like to move one trough to the left please.