ACT party leader says PM’s Office portfolio acceptable

[webfact]

ACT party leader says PM’s Office portfolio acceptable 

By The Nation

 

 

Mom Ratchawongse Chatumongol Sonakul, leader of Action Coalition for Thailand (ACT), the party founded on behalf of Suthep Thaugsuban, said Thursday that he doesn’t mind accepting the post of PM’s Office minister instead of foreign minister, which he had been tipped to get.

 

Chatumongol was reacting to speculation that he would be given the post of PM’s Office minister in the new Cabinet of Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha. Initially, it was speculated that Chatumongol, a former governor of the Bank of Thailand, would be given the post of foreign minister.

 

Chatumongol, who is party-list MP of his party, said it would be fine for him to be given any post because his party did not put any conditions for joining the Phalang Pracharat-led coalition government.

 

He said his party simply wanted to help the work of Prayut and his believed that the negotiators of the two parties have done their best in allocating a Cabinet seat to his party.

 

He said he submitted a form verifying his qualifications without stating which post he would be appointed to.

 

Chatumongol said he used to help a PM’s Office minister when he was a member of a working panel of the Council of State and he was well aware that the work such a post entails would not be easy.

 

He said he has learned from reports that there would be two PM’s Office ministers and did not know how the responsibilities would be shared between them.

 

Commenting on the perception that the post of PM’s Office minister would not be appropriate for him as he used to work as the central bank governor, Chatumongol said he would have no problem working in the post if the prime minister felt it was appropriate for him.

 

“I believe the prime minister is able to consider which job is appropriate for me,” Chatumongol said.

 

He said he supported the incumbent Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai to remain in the post because Don had shown a “good performance” in holding the Asean summit. He said the same foreign minister should continue while Thailand was the chair of Asean.

 

“I will be surprised if the post is changed,’ Chatumongol added.

 

He added that he would consult the party as to whether he should vacate his party-list MP seat for another candidate in the list.

 

That proposal might be useful in ensuring that the number of coalition MPs present in the assembly hall would not be affected.

 

There is concern that House meetings could be disrupted if ministers, who are also MPs, are busy with work outside given that the Prayut coalition has only a slim majority.

 

Source: http://www.nationthailand.com/news/30372268

 

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[bluesofa]

18 minutes ago, webfact said:

“I believe the prime minister is able to consider which job is appropriate for me,” Chatumongol said.

 

[Eric Loh]

That’s a mighty fall from grace akin to a promise of a managerial position and end up as a janitor. A mighty bending forward to please the boss. 

[londonthai]

so now bankok shutdown organisers are in ministerial seats, together with many mafia figures, like Thammanat  from Payao.

nice country to live in

[Justgrazing]

Over 3 mths since election and they are still jockeying for a piece of the action .. Thailand Hub of " we still haven't got it sorted " .. 

Edited July 4, 2019 by Justgrazing
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[billd766]

What a crawler.

[sjaak327]

27 minutes ago, londonthai said:

so now bankok shutdown organisers are in ministerial seats, together with many mafia figures, like Thammanat  from Payao.

nice country to live in

Yep, imagine, these are the people that claimed to want to stop corruption, headed by one of the most corrupt politicians Thailand has ever seen. Initially claiming to defend the constitution, but that went south rather quickly, when they demanded reform before elections and power to be handed over to them. When constitutional mandated elections were held, they disrupted them openly, by preventing advanced balloting and by messing with polling stations in the south mostly. 

 

A criminal offence, yet these clowns are allowed to be in the government of Thailand, right alongside the high treason criminals. 

 

Does anyone on here really still believe the situation has improved ?

[BigBadGeordie]

6 minutes ago, sjaak327 said:

Does anyone on here really still believe the situation has improved ?

Steven100 does ????

[Eric Loh]

8 minutes ago, BigBadGeordie said:

Steven100 does ????

Only Steven? Peace and stability and No more corruption they claimed. But but Thaksin said some. 

[robblok]

24 minutes ago, Eric Loh said:

Only Steven? Peace and stability and No more corruption they claimed. But but Thaksin said some. 

No street protests, is a good thing. But I can't say that the corruption situation has improved, nor has freedom of press gone the right way.

[Eric Loh]

12 minutes ago, robblok said:

No street protests, is a good thing. But I can't say that the corruption situation has improved, nor has freedom of press gone the right way.

No streets protest???

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jan/14/thailand-biggest-democracy-protests-in-years-held-as-military-junta-delays-elections

[smutcakes]

16 minutes ago, robblok said:

No street protests, is a good thing. But I can't say that the corruption situation has improved, nor has freedom of press gone the right way.

Its strange their are no street protests given that the protests were to protest corruption and demand reform. We are now 5 years down the line and by your own admission there has been no reform and no improvement in corruption, so where are where could all those protestors be..... tis a mystery.

 

Or maybe the protestors never cared about what they said they did, they were simply mobilized by those in power on the tax payers dime to come out and protest... then low an behold a coup, those behind the protests suddenly arrive in Government, and amazingly no protests!

 

I bet the Government wish everyone was as naive as you!

[robblok]

51 minutes ago, Eric Loh said:

No streets protest???

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jan/14/thailand-biggest-democracy-protests-in-years-held-as-military-junta-delays-elections

Nothing compared to the red shirt protest and the yellow shirt blockade of BKK. you get what I mean. Anyway I was just mentioning the only positive thing. (that and the capture of those involved in the fake G2G deals) besides that there is not much good news.

[robblok]

46 minutes ago, smutcakes said:

Its strange their are no street protests given that the protests were to protest corruption and demand reform. We are now 5 years down the line and by your own admission there has been no reform and no improvement in corruption, so where are where could all those protestors be..... tis a mystery.

 

Or maybe the protestors never cared about what they said they did, they were simply mobilized by those in power on the tax payers dime to come out and protest... then low an behold a coup, those behind the protests suddenly arrive in Government, and amazingly no protests!

 

I bet the Government wish everyone was as naive as you!

The protesters did believe in what they did. I have spoken with many of them they came out of their free will not supported by anyone only later did Suthep come. The protests started by grasroots anti junta. 

 

Anyway nothing much good came from it. But had the government listened it would not have happend. But that is the Thai the winner take it all attitude. No compromise after they won. Same for the junta so not a PTP thing.

[pornprong]

10 minutes ago, robblok said:

The protesters did believe in what they did. I have spoken with many of them they came out of their free will not supported by anyone only later did Suthep come. The protests started by grasroots anti junta. 

 

Anyway nothing much good came from it. But had the government listened it would not have happend. But that is the Thai the winner take it all attitude. No compromise after they won. Same for the junta so not a PTP thing.

They never cared about what they said they did!

 

Just how many did you speak to? 

Don't bother answering because it will be a statistically insignificant number.

The protests did not start by a grassroots movement.

Do you not find it curious as to why the protests started outside the Democrat Party headquarters?

 

By mid-2012, DP leaders, frustrated with the party’s impotence in the lower house, decided on a new course of extra-par- liamentary pressure.46 Throughout 2012 and 2013, disparate anti-Thaksin groups attempted to reorganise, but without recapturing their earlier numbers and zeal. In August 2013, DP representatives met several times with leaders of the PAD and an offshoot called “People’s Army to Overthrow the Thaksin Regime” to discuss possible cooperation against Yingluck.47 By the end of September, a reconstituted anti- Thaksin coalition had committed to a street campaign. The moment to launch this fight soon presented itself. The DP sponsored protests against the amnesty bill, beginning on 31 October with rallies near party headquarters. The protesters adopted the whistle and colours of the national flag as their symbols. Protests swelled through the first week of November.

 

Facts my friend, facts - you need to get your head around a few facts before posting pro-junta nonsense.

 

[smutcakes]

28 minutes ago, robblok said:

The protesters did believe in what they did. I have spoken with many of them they came out of their free will not supported by anyone only later did Suthep come. The protests started by grasroots anti junta. 

 

Anyway nothing much good came from it. But had the government listened it would not have happend. But that is the Thai the winner take it all attitude. No compromise after they won. Same for the junta so not a PTP thing.

Well its all just such an amazing coincidence when these thigs happen......  just lucky those completely genuine supporters happened to arrive, and the oh wait Suthep arrived and then oh yes just happened to have a coup..... oh and now all those protestors forget about amnesties, corruption, reform... simple amazing sequence of completely unconnected and genuine intent by good people...

[klauskunkel]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

Chatumongol said it would be fine for him to be given any post

No really, any bone will do, and maybe the demi-god PM will even scratch his belly a bit.

[Hayduke]

 

As if his opinion matters….or...as if he actually has some choice in the matter. Besides, there’s always the hope that if he minds his manners at the little piglet trough he may eventually earn an invitation to gorge himself at the big trough with the boss hogs.

 

 

Edited July 4, 2019 by Hayduke

[300sd]

The "I just don't care" attitude, as long as I can stay at the trough.

[phkauf]

Governor at the Bank of Thailand would qualify him to be maybe be a teller at most bank branches. That's about the level to which this sucka$$ should aspire.

Anyone with Suthep's band of idiots should not have any role with the government.

[billd766]

5 hours ago, Hayduke said:

 

As if his opinion matters….or...as if he actually has some choice in the matter. Besides, there’s always the hope that if he minds his manners at the little piglet trough he may eventually earn an invitation to gorge himself at the big trough with the boss hogs.

 

 

Sorry posted in error

 

 

 

Edited July 4, 2019 by billd766

[chama]

9 hours ago, Justgrazing said:

Over 3 mths since election and they are still jockeying for a piece of the action .. Thailand Hub of " we still haven't got it sorted " .. 

Do you think some of the delay is intentional because it is easier to manipulate a disorganized group?

[hotchilli]

16 hours ago, smutcakes said:

Its strange their are no street protests given that the protests were to protest corruption and demand reform. We are now 5 years down the line and by your own admission there has been no reform and no improvement in corruption, so where are where could all those protestors be..... tis a mystery.

Last time when there were street protest we had a type of democracy and were allowed to do so.. now there is NO democracy, we have barrack room dictators.

You protest now you will be met with instant force as we have witnessed recently with the daytime street beatings!

You ask where are the protesters now... a very prominent one is now occupying a hospital bed !!!