Conflict over new chief of Excise Department prompts Finance Minister’s resignation

[webfact]

Conflict over new chief of Excise Department prompts Finance Minister’s resignation

 

 

Thailand’s Finance Minister Pridi Daochai did not resign because of health problems, as he claimed in his letter of resignation, but because of a conflict with his deputy, Santi Prompat, over the person chosen to head the Excise Department.

 

Informed government sources said that the disagreement broke into open conflict during the mobile cabinet meeting in the eastern province of Rayong on August 25th, when the issue of the appointment was discussed.

 

According to the list submitted to the Cabinet by Mr. Pridi, the then Director of the Fiscal Policy Office, Mr. Lawan Saengsanit, was nominated for the post. At the meeting, however, the name of Mr. Praphas Kong-aid, current Director of the Office of the State Enterprise Commission, was proposed instead. This prompted an objection from Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngarm, who pointed out that this was not in order, because Mr. Praphas’s name was not the one on the list submitted by the Finance Minister.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/conflict-over-new-chief-of-excise-department-prompts-finance-ministers-resignation/

 

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[Thaiwrath]

 

7 minutes ago, webfact said:

Thailand’s Finance Minister Pridi Daochai did not resign because of health problems, as he claimed in his letter of resignation,

A liar in the Prayut government ! No wonder he fitted in well (for a short period !)

[JonnyF]

I'm shocked. I totally believed that story about his health and it turns out it wasn't true.

 

Shocked I tell you ????.

[mtls2005]

Yeah, the whole "health issues" had a bad smell to it. Should have used "spend more time with family" execuse.

 

This hasn't stopped the PM from saying Pridi had a stroke in the past?

 

New cabinet is not exactly inspiring confidence?

[rkidlad]

What an absolute s*** show. The power at the top (not the absolute very top) is obviously far too concentrated - thing is, surely people taking these positions must know that. They're employed to take the title but not really the position.

 

How can so few people be qualified to make so many decisions? They simply can't and this will just get worse and worse really quickly. 

[Jack Mountain]

Not need to wear a mask without a face ...

[sammieuk1]

Who was the last minister to say anything true? probably off with his stash more like it before some other pleb has it away ???? 

[PatOngo]

So it was'nt the somtam in the canteen! I have lost face big time! ????

[ThailandRyan]

Kind of looks like he decided he wanted the roast beef instead of the previously written down sea bass for his food platter at the lunch meeting he was attending, well then the <deleted>tola definitely hit the fan.

[klauskunkel]

from the linked article:

Mr. Praphas’s name was proposed to Deputy Finance Minister Santi by a large corporation and was forwarded to Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan for submission to the Cabinet

 

So, the "large corporation" wants their puppet to head the excise department..., just wondering if any of the "accompanying accouterments" were returned or kept for future "considerations"...

[herfiehandbag]

17 hours ago, PatOngo said:

So it was'nt the somtam in the canteen! I have lost face big time! ????

No, don't be silly.

 

If it were the somtam in the canteen, then the excuse would be: "Leaving to spend more time practising getting it through the eye of a needle at thirty paces!"

 

And anyway, eating canteen somtam in a job which requires wearing a white dress uniform is a very high risk strategy, Mr Pridi was formerly a banker - they are very risk averse!

[Surelynot]

Good heavens, things are bad....Thailand is beginning to resemble the omni-shambles that passes for a government in the UK.

[thedemon]

The brazen contempt shown towards taxpaying citizens is astonishing even by the standards of Thai politics.

 

My wife took this photo at the Ratchadamnoen demonstration a couple of weeks ago. The message is subtle but it shows that even those kids know exactly what is going on.

 

[natway09]

First requirement for the position would be to open an offshore bank account.

It just has to be one of the perky positions to get appointed to, I have fed the Dept many times 

Why, because needed the goods off the wharf or bond store