Incoming Minister of Labour, Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn, was briefed by officials on Monday but had to use a different office on the 6th floor of the 15-story ministry building in the Din Daeng area of Bangkok. He has ordered the white and beige carpet in the minister’s executive suite replaced with laminate flooring as he prepares to take up duties on Thursday, September 7th.

Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn of the Bhumjaithai Party was appointed to the cabinet first as Minister of Tourism and Sports in 2019 and presided over the biggest crisis the industry has ever experienced since it first took off in the 1960s.

 

In his new role, he faces the challenging prospect of implementing the Pheu Thai Party’s minimum wage policies which are expected to meet resistance from the business sector and employers.

New Minister of Labour, Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn, has ordered his 6th-floor executive suite at the ministry building in Din Daeng refurbished ahead of his first official day at work on September 7th after discovering it has carpeted flooring.

 

The incoming Minister of Labour, the former Minister for Tourism and Sports in the previous government and Bhumjaithai Party stalwart, has ordered his office on the sixth floor of the 15-story ministry building to be revamped ahead of his first day on the job on September 7th.

 

by Carla Boonkong & Pranee O' Connor

 

Full story: https://www.thaiexaminer.com/thai-news-foreigners/2023/09/05/labour-minister-phiphat-orders-office-carpet-removed-at-ministry-bangkok/

 

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12 minutes ago, webfact said:

New Minister of Labour, Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn, has ordered his 6th-floor executive suite at the ministry building in Din Daeng refurbished

How is Khun Thaksin's new office coming along? ????

His first big decision is to waste money whilst making himself comfortable!

Carpets in a tropical country  ????

24 minutes ago, JoePai said:

Carpets in a tropical country  ????

White carpets in an office????

Without the carpets where will they brush the accusations and skeletons?

soo...why we are talking about this s***? who cares about this?

5 hours ago, webfact said:

He has ordered the white and beige carpet in the minister’s executive suite replaced with laminate flooring as he prepares to take up duties on Thursday, September 7th.

Either job creation or he's expecting a lot of blood letting to get his way.

Appears the new boss's first priority is to have his office renovated....labor issues/problems to be discussed later on.  Not a good sign.  BUT WAIT!!!...the new boss's spokesperson will probably say the office renovation will create many new jobs.

Perhaps he is an asthma sufferer.

8 hours ago, webfact said:

In his new role, he faces the challenging prospect of implementing the Pheu Thai Party’s minimum wage policies which are expected to meet resistance from the business sector and employers.

He might want to hang on to that carpet to sweep things under later.

8 hours ago, 2baht said:

How is Khun Thaksin's new office coming along? ????

The bars have gone?

1 minute ago, hotchilli said:

The bars have gone?

There'll be a bar in his new office!  ????????????????

An indication that people's tax money is to be wasted in a show of position. 

5 hours ago, PETERTHEEATER said:

Perhaps he is an asthma sufferer.

It does mention a dust allergy. I'm not sure how he manages to avoid dust that isn't in the carpets.

Good. Get rid of the carpets. No one can dispute this. Why they were there in the 1st place is another question. Family contact of someone in the junta made a fortune I'm sure. Removing the carpets will also make for a more stable base for his particular trough.

Smart guy, was searching for taps .

1 hour ago, blueCloud888 said:

Smart guy, was searching for taps .

Plus if he performs  his duties  poorly ( quite likely ) he can't  be carpeted. 

Good for him white/beige carpet takes a lot of keeping clean and stains easily. Laminate flooring is easy to maintain and clean. Obviously the previous incumbent was more concerned about showing how much status he held by installing a high maintenance flooring (along with other things) to impress visitors