New cabinet expected after ASEAN Summit

[rooster59]

New cabinet expected after ASEAN Summit

Praphorn Praphornkul

 

 

BANGKOK, 14 June 2019 (NNT) - The Bhumjaithai Party and 10-splinter party group yesterday compiled policies and prepared a list of persons for jobs at varied ministries. They will be submitted to Prime Minister Gen. Prayut Chan-o-cha. The new cabinet is expected to begin to perform after an ASEAN Summit later this month.

 

Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam said a list of cabinet ministers will be submitted to the Secretary of Cabinet for examination and will be submitted to His Majesty the King for royal appointment. That might coincide with the ASEAN Summit which Thailand is hosting from June 21 to June 23. The swear-in of the cabinet ministers would follow.

 

The 10-splinter party group, including the Palang Chart Thai Party, Thai Civilized Party, New Democracy Party, Pracha Phivat Party, Palang Thai Rak Thai Party, New Palang Dharma Party, Pracha Niyom Party, Thai Citizens Party, Pracha Dharma Thai Party and Thai Teachers for People Party, held a meeting to gather and unite their policies and submit them to the Palang Pracharath Party as part of government policies. They also planned to submit names of persons for jobs at each ministry. They expected at least a representative of the group to be named a cabinet minister. Besides, they planned to allocate party members to sit on 38 House committees, members of whom are scheduled to be selected next week.

 

The Bhumjaithai Party held a meeting of the party’s executive board to allocate political positions among a total of 150 party members. Bhumjaithai party leader Anutin Charnvirakul and party secretary general Saksiam Chidchob will examine and select the party’s nominees for those positions. The party secretary general assured that the 150 nominees include eight who will take cabinet seats. But the prime minister will finally decide who will be given which seat.

 

-- © Copyright nnt 2019-06-15

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[Chang_paarp]

I wonder where they will have their "class" photo staged? That elegant staircase is no longer available. 

Maybe at a convenient football field? This month's convention centre where they are holding parliament whilst the new Parliament House is being constructed?

[rooster59]

Cabinet expected soon as parties prepare wish-lists for Prayut’s final say

By The Nation Weekend

 

Phalang Pracharat key figures Sontirat Sontijirawong, right, and Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana talk to the press on Friday after news has circulated about the change of the party’s executives. Nation/Prasert Thepsri

 

Though the cabinet has yet to be formed nearly three months after the elections, the secretary-general of the pro-junta Phalang Pracharat Party tried to put a positive spin on it yesterday, saying portfolios will be filled some time next month.

 

Sontirat Sontijirawong told reporters that there has been good progress, even though the past week was rife with confusion, rumours and leaks about the shifting fortunes of politicians and the coalition.

 

Phalang Pracharat, he said, had already submitted its ministerial candidates to Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha and is awaiting his approval. He added that some positions had more than one candidate, so Prayut had a choice. 

 

The list has also been submitted to the Cabinet Secretariat, so candidates’ qualifications can be checked, he said.

 

Other coalition partners, such as the Democrat Party, are expected to submit their lists soon, he said, adding that everything was now in the hands of the prime minister. The setting up of the Cabinet has taken such a long time because of horse-trading and disagreements among party MPs. Sontirat admitted that conflicts have occurred, but he said this is common given that Phalang Pracharat has more than 100 MPs. He pointed out that some are satisfied and some dissatisfied with the arrangement, but he added that the selection would be based on merit.

 

Democrat leader Jurin Laksanawisit also told the press yesterday his party was working on its list and should have it ready for Prayut by the end of the day. 

 

As for rumours about Prayut taking over Phalang Pracharat’s leadership and having his close colleague, incumbent Deputy PM General Prawit Wongsuwan, take over as chair of the party’s advisory committee, Sontirat said the party has had no talks about such changes in the executive board. 

 

He said the party has neither asked Prayut to become its leader nor has it discussed the matter, but if Prayut does want to take over the party leader’s post, it would be good news. 

 

Sontirat refused to say if installing Prayut and Prawit in leadership positions would prove that Phalang Prachart was a means for the junta to retain power. 

 

He only said it was still unclear if the former junta leaders would take these positions. 

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/politics/30371112

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2019-06-15

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[Bluespunk]

4 hours ago, rooster59 said:

 

The 10-splinter party group, including the Palang Chart Thai Party, Thai Civilized Party, New Democracy Party, Pracha Phivat Party, Palang Thai Rak Thai Party, New Palang Dharma Party, Pracha Niyom Party, Thai Citizens Party, Pracha Dharma Thai Party and Thai Teachers for People Party

Now that’s a group of partiers, whose parties are best avoided. 

[JAG]

4 hours ago, Chang_paarp said:

I wonder where they will have their "class" photo staged? That elegant staircase is no longer available. 

Maybe at a convenient football field? This month's convention centre where they are holding parliament whilst the new Parliament House is being constructed?

There is a modern brand new agricultural establishment round my way, it would do splendidly as a backdrop. 

 

It specialises in producing high quality pork...

[Eligius]

The utter contempt in which this regime holds the Thai people is staggering. Not only do we have the whole list of outrages committed since 2014, and then the appallingly rigged 'election', but through it all the Autocrat has carried on as though nothing were happening - never even thinking of placing himself and his 'government' into 'caretaker mode' (as is usual throughout the civilised world during an election period), and now he is still keeping the Thai people waiting for the 'new' government and Cabinet, while at the same time he and his gang press on with the ASEAN summit - AND continue to wield Section 44 (which will continue in some other nefarious, mendacious guise during the promised 'democratic' period of rule - ha ha!).

 

And the only people who are publicly placing their heads above the parapet to resist all of this - are brave young Thai school children.

 

But of course they are held in contempt too - and their schools are subjected to police visits.

 

Thailand, Thailand! How tragic has grown your fate over the past five years ...

 

[yellowboat]

4 hours ago, rooster59 said:

Cabinet expected soon as parties prepare wish-lists for Prayut’s final say

cha cha playing Santa to a bunch of blood suckers.  Sad days for Thailand ahead.

[HHTel]

Prayut who has been elected PM by his own cronies has recently stated that he will appoint his own cabinet.

 

This was always to be the result no matter who the votes went to.

 

Democracy!!  They were better off when they were a junta.  At least then everyone knew the colour of the 'government' and it was never said that it was a democracy.

 

The only difference today is that the junta will now call themselves a democratically elected government.

 

And the world laughs!

[Eligius]

41 minutes ago, HHTel said:

Prayut who has been elected PM by his own cronies has recently stated that he will appoint his own cabinet.

 

This was always to be the result no matter who the votes went to.

 

Democracy!!  They were better off when they were a junta.  At least then everyone knew the colour of the 'government' and it was never said that it was a democracy.

 

The only difference today is that the junta will now call themselves a democratically elected government.

 

And the world laughs!

I agree with you, HHTel (above).

But you also speak of how the junta will now call themselves a democratically elected government and that the world will laugh.

Sadly, it is worse than that: the world will (in parrot-like fashion - in order to continue business and rake in profits and benefits) agree that this IS a democratically elected government; the world will even call this monstrosity a 'democratically elected government' - and so the Autocrat will have even more power and (wholly fake, wholly bogus) 'legitimacy' than during the past five years.

It is an outrage - and all the Western governments that will go along with this should hang their heads in shame.

 

[dinsdale]

The new cabinet.

 

or

 

[TheHangingJudge]

Didn’t see raving loony party mentioned surly a mistake yes simply a misunderstanding carry on.

[bangkokfrog]

Interesting that Prayut is waiting until after the ASEAN summit. The summit would seem to be an ideal opportunity for new ministers to meet key representatives from other countries in the region. Could it be that the good General has some surprises in mind?

[Wilsonandson]

The utter contempt in which this regime holds the Thai people is staggering. Not only do we have the whole list of outrages committed since 2014, and then the appallingly rigged 'election', but through it all the Autocrat has carried on as though nothing were happening - never even thinking of placing himself and his 'government' into 'caretaker mode' (as is usual throughout the civilised world during an election period), and now he is still keeping the Thai people waiting for the 'new' government and Cabinet, while at the same time he and his gang press on with the ASEAN summit - AND continue to wield Section 44 (which will continue in some other nefarious, mendacious guise during the promised 'democratic' period of rule - ha ha!).

 

And the only people who are publicly placing their heads above the parapet to resist all of this - are brave young Thai school children.

 

But of course they are held in contempt too - and their schools are subjected to police visits.

 

Thailand, Thailand! How tragic has grown your fate over the past five years ...

 

 

I thought section 44 law had already been terminated when the country went into election mode. And is there any proof that the election was rigged? I'm not pro-junta but I do think people are over reacting this week. Rather than complain on and on about the state of affairs I do think we should look on the bright side. Future Forward's Thanathorn is optimistic and so should we. The past cannot be unwritten, think positive Eligius. We shall find a way, the light will shine again one day in Thailand. All is not lost. Be brave my friend.

 

[Eligius]

1 hour ago, Wilsonandson said:

 

I thought section 44 law had already been terminated when the country went into election mode. And is there any proof that the election was rigged? I'm not pro-junta but I do think people are over reacting this week. Rather than complain on and on about the state of affairs I do think we should look on the bright side. Future Forward's Thanathorn is optimistic and so should we. The past cannot be unwritten, think positive Eligius. We shall find a way, the light will shine again one day in Thailand. All is not lost. Be brave my friend.

 

I agree, Wilsonandson, that we must try to remain optimistic and not succumb to despair. I don't think Thanathorn is going to go away (long-term), or his party.

 

But as for Section 44: Prayut STILL has NOT relinquished it (he used it again only a few days ago). And there are masses of indications to show that the whole election process and election and post-election were rigged. Too much for me to write down here. Just check the history of all this!

[BobBKK]

Will this new 'Cabinet' hold all their watches and medals?  this is hardly news is it?  I'd expect them to buy some new furniture occasionally?  what's next "ordered a new tea pot"?