Opposition MPs have voiced their frustration over the absence from the Lower House today (Thursday) of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha or any of his representatives to respond to an interpellation over the current economic problems, raised by Move Forward party leader Pita Limjaroenrat.

 

Pita’s question was directed to the prime minister but, in his letter to the House speaker, the prime minister claimed he was busy and that he had assigned Finance Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith to answer the interpellation on his behalf.

 

Arkhom, however, claimed in a letter to the House speaker that he would not be free, but had assigned his deputy, Santi Promphat, to act on his behalf, but Santi also claimed he was busy and could not attend the session.

 

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If that does not  relate a true reason to have this government removed then they could dance a jig on someone who helped this country become what it is to day, and there would be no repercussions.

"Pita’s question was directed to the prime minister but, in his letter to the House speaker, the prime minister claimed he was busy and that he had assigned Finance Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith to answer the interpellation on his behalf.

 

Arkhom, however, claimed in a letter to the House speaker that he would not be free, but had assigned his deputy, Santi Promphat, to act on his behalf, but Santi also claimed he was busy and could not attend the session" so he had assigned his personal secretary to act on his behalf. She however had claimed she had an appointment at the beauty salon so had assigned the somtam seller on the kerb outside to act on her behalf. She however had claimed she couldn't give a <deleted> just like the PM so wouldn't be turning up.

Am I the only one who needed to Google 'interpellation'?

 

"Interpellation is a formal request of a parliament to the respective government. It is distinguished from question time in that it often involves a separate procedure".

Is this what they mean by "passing the buck."

For sure, they would never pass on a BAHT.

All this whimsical parliamentary in-house fighting aside, should be interestingly noted as to how the very organized Move Forward/Progressive circles have made substantial gains and growing popular stands among the masses......at every level over the last couple of years. And appears that they're not going away any time soon. 

 

We'll see how this all plays itself out. 

1 hour ago, edwinchester said:

"Pita’s question was directed to the prime minister but, in his letter to the House speaker, the prime minister claimed he was busy and that he had assigned Finance Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith to answer the interpellation on his behalf.

 

Arkhom, however, claimed in a letter to the House speaker that he would not be free, but had assigned his deputy, Santi Promphat, to act on his behalf, but Santi also claimed he was busy and could not attend the session" so he had assigned his personal secretary to act on his behalf. She however had claimed she had an appointment at the beauty salon so had assigned the somtam seller on the kerb outside to act on her behalf. She however had claimed she couldn't give a <deleted> just like the PM so wouldn't be turning up.

They are paid to turn up and NOT to play pass the parcel. If you don't want to do the job that you are paid to do, then there is an easy answer.

 

Quit, resign, let somebody else do the job that you are not doing, and do it properly.

52 minutes ago, Kinnock said:

Am I the only one who needed to Google 'interpellation'?

 

"Interpellation is a formal request of a parliament to the respective government. It is distinguished from question time in that it often involves a separate procedure".

No ????

Thai PM’s failure to answer an interpellation in person irks opposition MPs

 

Come on, give the guy a break, 'interpellation' is a long word and he may not have understood it.

12 hours ago, billd766 said:

They are paid to turn up and NOT to play pass the parcel. If you don't want to do the job that you are paid to do, then there is an easy answer.

 

Quit, resign, let somebody else do the job that you are not doing, and do it properly.

You forgot one other option.  Have another coup d'etat.

They are thumbing their noses at everyone and showing complete disdain for parliamentary process. 

 

13 hours ago, Kinnock said:

Am I the only one who needed to Google 'interpellation'?

 

"Interpellation is a formal request of a parliament to the respective government. It is distinguished from question time in that it often involves a separate procedure".

I looked it up as well, but still don't understand.

Not surprised Prayut couldn't answer either, especially as he doesn't speak English.

1 hour ago, RichardColeman said:

Thai PM’s failure to answer an interpellation in person irks opposition MPs

 

Come on, give the guy a break, 'interpellation' is a long word and he may not have understood it.

He thought it was just all Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious, or another made up word as he is not a Connoisseur of anything but wasting air and the countries money on stupid military hardware.

42 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

I looked it up as well, but still don't understand.

Not surprised Prayut couldn't answer either, especially as he doesn't speak English.

I was confused as the first entry read this ????

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Interpellation

Philosophy

In Marxist theory, interpellation—the process by which we encounter a culture's or ideology's values and internalize them—is an important concept regarding the notion of ideology. It is associated in particular with the work of French philosopher Louis Althusser.Wikipedia

Until I looked at the next definition in the search list -

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/interpellation

 

Quote

an occasion when questions are formally asked of a government minister in parliament; the process of asking questions in this way:

 

Reminds me of something.......................

 

Thai Government eh?  What a crooked self-serving lot holding the country to ransom and the electorate in disdain.

Well, my irrelevant input to the subjection would be the following. Create a "Ministry of Busy Affairs", fill it with hundreds, and if not sufficient thousands, of those family members of all those other funny overworked ministers. It is called Nepotism and as we've learnt this week - that is the way to go. 

17 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Arkhom, however, claimed in a letter to the House speaker that he would not be free, but had assigned his deputy, Santi Promphat, to act on his behalf, but Santi also claimed he was busy and could not attend the session.

An office cleaner was available but could not understand the question.

3 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

Thai PM’s failure to answer an interpellation in person irks opposition MPs

 

Come on, give the guy a break, 'interpellation' is a long word and he may not have understood it.

Oh. Misunderstanding.

That's OK..

I'd like to reply to this topic but I'm somewhat busy.

My Personal Assistant will reply in my place when she has the time.

This is a very good line of questioning, and could not be closer to the truth. That is precisely why the empty suit preferred to avoid having to answer it. This is just another indication of the callous disregard for the masses, and their difficult financial plight, at this time. This tone deaf, ivory tower administration continues to demonstrate their unworthiness on a daily basis. If they want to demonstrate they are serious people, and care about the interests of both the people and the future of the nation, they need to start making some sacrifices. So far, only the masses are making sacrifices, with no concessions from the multi millionaire leaders. Barely any assistance in this time of crisis.

 

I suggest Prayuth begin by giving up the ridiculous submarine vanity project. Show us something. Show us any reason why you guys deserve to remain in power. Thailand might have been the tiger of SE Asia a decade or so ago, having been the 22nd largest economy in the world, but those days are long gone. So, I would say it would be safe to refer to Thailand as an up and coming country, post Covid. Assuming they can get it together, and put things back on track, which I seriously doubt will happen. I would not be surprised to see Thailand fall to 75th place in terms of GDP, 20 years from now. There is absolutely no doubt the nation is moving backwards, on at least a dozen levels. And unless a dynamic leader like Thanathorn comes along, the great tiger will continue to devolve into a whiny little street cat. 

 

So, he ignored the meeting because he felt he could. Let us hope that the near future proves him wrong, let us hope he and his filthy band of goons are ousted, and let us hope history shows them as the callous and corrupt fools they truly are.

 

 

 

2 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

This is a very good line of questioning, and could not be closer to the truth. That is precisely why the empty suit preferred to avoid having to answer it. This is just another indication of the callous disregard for the masses, and their difficult financial plight, at this time. This tone deaf, ivory tower administration continues to demonstrate their unworthiness on a daily basis. If they want to demonstrate they are serious people, and care about the interests of both the people and the future of the nation, they need to start making some sacrifices. So far, only the masses are making sacrifices, with no concessions from the multi millionaire leaders. Barely any assistance in this time of crisis.

 

I suggest Prayuth begin by giving up the ridiculous submarine vanity project. Show us something. Show us any reason why you guys deserve to remain in power. Thailand might have been the tiger of SE Asia a decade or so ago, having been the 22nd largest economy in the world, but those days are long gone. So, I would say it would be safe to refer to Thailand as an up and coming country, post Covid. Assuming they can get it together, and put things back on track, which I seriously doubt will happen. I would not be surprised to see Thailand fall to 75th place in terms of GDP, 20 years from now. There is absolutely no doubt the nation is moving backwards, on at least a dozen levels. And unless a dynamic leader like Thanathorn comes along, the great tiger will continue to devolve into a whiny little street cat. 

 

So, he ignored the meeting because he felt he could. Let us hope that the near future proves him wrong, let us hope he and his filthy band of goons are ousted, and let us hope history shows them as the callous and corrupt fools they truly are.

 

 

 

Unfortunately it is not just him that is bringing Thailand down, it's others also. To kill a snake you first have to cut its head of but whilst that is a metaphorical statement it does require a real and persuasive leader, free of the encumbrance of any of the corrupt families and ruling classes. I am not sure whether Thailand has one yet unfortunately.

8 minutes ago, Excel said:

Unfortunately it is not just him that is bringing Thailand down, it's others also. To kill a snake you first have to cut its head of but whilst that is a metaphorical statement it does require a real and persuasive leader, free of the encumbrance of any of the corrupt families and ruling classes. I am not sure whether Thailand has one yet unfortunately.

Well, that applies to most nations. There are very few high levels politicians anywhere, that are not highly compromised. But, anything is better nothing, and Cha Cha is a true nothing, and the very definition of an empty suit. A guy like Thanathorn, or even Korn, could be an enormous improvement, though youthful would be a great quality in a leader here. 

 

We need another Thaksin style election, where the control is wrestled away from the crocodiles (the so called elites). and the people have more of a say in decisions. Idealistic, yes. Impossible, no. 

Just now, spidermike007 said:

Well, that applies to most nations. There are very few high levels politicians anywhere, that are not highly compromised. But, anything is better nothing, and Cha Cha is a true nothing, and the very definition of an empty suit. A guy like Thanathorn, or even Korn, could be an enormous improvement, though youthful would be a great quality in a leader here. 

If any country needs a social coalition government at the moment this one certainly does.

MP's of all colours are servants of the people and the people are entitled to answers regarding the Country's finances and is possibly one of the most important topics of a Government.  Clearly the ruling party do not consider this to be the case, nor that they are serving on behalf of the people - so, so sad!

57 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

An office cleaner was available but could not understand the question.

That's because she was from Cambodia and did not speak a lik of Thai....

18 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

the prime minister claimed he was busy

 

18 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Arkhom, however, claimed in a letter that he would not be free,

 

18 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Santi also claimed he was busy and could not attend the session.

 

All shirking their responsibilities?????

No one in this military run government, should be free.

18 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha or any of his representatives to respond to an interpellation over the current economic problems

Does he still think the WAR in Ukraine by Russia has nothing to do with the economic  situation in Thailand ? Not long ago he said I'm too busy with the economic problems to talk about Russia and Ukraine. ????

He's too dumb to answer questions as he's continually shown since he took over and is why he's never stood for election in a constituency.

Remember the hand sanitizer spraying episode, sums up the numpty completely.