Thai cabinet members escape no-confidence motion

BANGKOK: -- Given the government's majority vote in the House of Representatives, all eight cabinet members targeted by the opposition's censure motion easily secured themselves Monday afternoon from the no-confidence attempt.

The eight targeted cabinet members are Deputy Prime Minister Chavalit Yongchaiyudh, Deputy Prime Minister Wan Muhamad Noor Matha, Deputy Prime Minister Suchart Suchart Jaovisidha, Finance Minister Somkid Jatusripitak, Education Minister Adisai Bodharamik,Transport Minister Suriya Jungrungreangkit, Commerce Minister Watana Muangsook, and Information and Communications Technology Minister Surapong Suebwonglee, according to the Thai News Agency.

All the eight cabinet members overwhelmingly escaped the opposition's no-confidence attempt in the vote on the censure motion.

The targeted cabinet members were accused by the opposition of failing to perform their duties efficiently, and of performing against good conducts, ethics and moral.

Two of the targeted ministers, Adisai and Wan Noor, also faced impeachment charges for violating the law and constitution.

Wan Noor was also accused of having irregular wealth.

The governing coalition controls the majority vote of 338 in the House, including 296 of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's Thai Rak Thai Party (TRT), 39 of Chat Thai Party, and the rest of the Rasadorn and the Social Action Parties.

To secure themselves from the no-confidence motion, the eight targeted cabinet members were to each have at least a supported vote of half of the total number of MPs in the House, or 250.

--Agencies 2004-05-24

Then obviously they must be innocent

Then obviously they must be innocent

They naturally are, if the majority of Thai PMs say that the earth is flat, it's flat.

Especially when led by a PhD in criminal justice, this creates a sense of purity in decision making. The people can relax knowing that Thailand's future is in capable hands.

It just makes one wonder, can these MPs think on their own in Thailand or do they always need the PM to tell them how to vote...?

Dutchy

BANGKOK: -- Given the government's majority vote in the House of Representatives, all eight cabinet members targeted by the opposition's censure motion easily secured themselves Monday afternoon from the no-confidence attempt.

No doubt it must have been a real nail-biter for the Gang of Eight, waiting for that vote...

"I think that there are certain crimes which the law cannot touch, and which therefore, to some extent, justify private revenge."

Sherlock Holmes

It just makes one wonder, can these MPs think on their own .......... or do they always need the PM to tell them how to vote...?

Dutchy

What's the British Government got to do with Thailand ?

The guy from the Sky Train got lost... he was looking for this meeting.