Prawit denies reports of imminent Cabinet reshuffle

By THE NATION

 

Deputy PM Prawit Wongsuwan

 

Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan on Monday (April 27) denied reports of a pending Cabinet reshuffle, especially at the Finance Minister.

 

It was recently reported that six Cabinet positions were up for changing, including incumbent Finance Minister Uttama Savanayana being replaced by his deputy, Santi Prompat.

 

Prawit insisted that the report was untrue, adding that all of the government’s attention was focused on curbing Covid-19 transmissions.

 

He also denied reports that he had told Uttama to step down as head of the leading coalition party Phalang Pracharath.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30386862

 

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10 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan on Monday (April 27) denied reports of a pending Cabinet reshuffle, especially at the Finance Minister  {snipped}

Prawit insisted that the report was untrue, adding that all of the government’s attention was focused on curbing Covid-19 transmissions.

Going on the usual 'deny it then do it' scenario. Tomorrow: cabinet shuffle announced.

"Watch" this space

He's sporting a bit of an Arthur Scargill in that pic' .. 

43 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

It was recently reported that six Cabinet positions were up for changing,

must have meant ' up for sale';

44 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

Prawit denies reports of imminent Cabinet reshuffle

a couple of thailand's big problems ; in the photo and in the title of the article; wrong people in the wrong jobs and then shuffling the unqualified ministers to other equally unqualified slots

40 minutes ago, Justgrazing said:

He's sporting a bit of an Arthur Scargill in that pic' .. 

The mask suits him...

1 hour ago, Justgrazing said:

He's sporting a bit of an Arthur Scargill in that pic' .. 

I find he's sporting a bit of an ugly toad in that pic' ..

3 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Prawit insisted that the report was untrue

Hrmmm…

 

Predictably, Mr Prawit says this is not true… But. Always worth asking this question.

 

If it were true, would he say so?

 

Didn’t think so either.

 

 

Edited April 27, 20206 yr by ParkerN

Looks like I guessed wrong in my bordom breaking game of alive or dead ????

Some troll posts and replies have been removed.  Please learn to spell people's names correctly rather than using childish representations of people's names.

 

A post in which the quoted content from the OP had been altered has been removed. 

12 hours ago, Surelynot said:

"Watch" this space

"Watch" reshuffle

He certainly doesn't look in the best of knick nowadays. 

12 hours ago, YetAnother said:

a couple of thailand's big problems ; in the photo and in the title of the article; wrong people in the wrong jobs and then shuffling the unqualified ministers to other equally unqualified slots

It's seen as a sport in government circles....the reshuffles are for personal economic equalism (??)....sharing the trough after the big guys have had their serve!

I believe everything he says TIT

15 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan on Monday (April 27) denied reports of a pending Cabinet reshuffle, especially at the Finance Minister.

So it's imminent then?

In the junta lexicon , a denial is an affirmation of some impending action.

 

e.g

 

There won't be a coup.

I don't want to cling to power.

 

"no smoke without fire" - UK expression!

Hopefully they will shuffle him off somewhere over the rainbow 

In spite of his wealth, not even the bar girls call him Hansom Man.

Deny, Deny, Deny ... Repeat! 

Prawit insisted that the report was untrue, adding that all of the government’s attention was focused on curbing Covid-19 transmissions.

 

That's all they're thinking about 24/7 and couldn't spare 15 minutes to pay attention to anything else. They even forget to eat lunch and dinner... They don't have ANY other matters to attend to.

 

If the Police said they don't have time, I'd agree - they're all busy in the station houses counting used bills and banding them up for storage in the safe... but the government, surely not!