Northeast MPs To Fly To Dubai Demanding Cabinet Seats

[webfact]

Northeast MPs to fly to Dubai demanding Cabinet seats

By The Nation

A group of incoming Pheu Thai MPs from the Northeast will fly to Dubai because they want to pay a visit to ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, incoming MP Sakda Kongpet from Roi Et said on Thursday denying speculation about demand for ministerial job.

Sakda said his Roi Et colleague Niran Namuangrak had falsely accused him of lobbying for Cabinet quotas for northeastern MPs.

"The allocation of Cabinet seats will be done by Pheu Thai executive board," he said.

All constituents would want their MPs to sit on the Cabient but the final decision rests with the party, he added.

-- The Nation 2011-07-07

[Soutpeel]

Hold on...stop the presses.....I thought our friend in Dubai had bowed out of politic's....if they are lobbying for cabinet seats....shouldnt they be lobbying the incumbent PM for seats..

[richard10365]

Headlines are so misleading.

[KKvampire]

they all want a piece of the action, Snouts in Trough, financial dealings. Nothing will ever change . Did PT ever attack Abhist for not dealing with Government corruption? I think not , It all steps up a gear now

Edited July 7, 2011 by KKvampire

[Nawtier]

So all governemnt meetings will be taking place in Dubai from now on.....have they rented a parliament house there ??

[Thaddeus]

All constituents would want their MPs to sit on the Cabient but the final decision rests with the party, he added.

Does it?

Why fly to Dubai then? congratulations can be delivered by a simple phone call.

But then, to get down on your knees and beg needs you to be there.

[looping]

Should read... "PT MP's squabble over the right to skim the cream from upcoming mega-projects." Some of them may claim that they didn't do as well as others from last years red shirt shin dig in BKK, giving them the claim for a cabinet post. Trying to be positive...this is going to make a great movie one day.

[Skywalker69]

All constituents would want their MPs to sit on the Cabient but the final decision rests with the party, he added.

Does it?

Why fly to Dubai then? congratulations can be delivered by a simple phone call.

But then, to get down on your knees and beg needs you to be there.

I think they go there for a bit more than 500 THB.

[englishinsiam]

The me me me brigade has started already.

Thats why we will never get Democracy in Thailand.....

[REM]

So all governemnt meetings will be taking place in Dubai from now on.....have they rented a parliament house there ??

Couldn't have said it better myself. Implosion imminent!

[renaissanc]

This is why I love to follow Thai politics! Soon Cabinet meetings will either be held in Dubai or there will be a video link to Dubai during meetings.

Poor Thaksin! When is going to be able to sleep? Cabinet meetings will have to be in the afternoon only so that Thaksin can have his breakfast.

[Mitker]

Imagine this:

A country effectively remote-controlled by a convicted criminal on the run, in bright day light...

No, of course this would never, never happen but it's fun to try to imagine this.

[Ricardo]

Political-pigs flying West for the regular snoughts-in-trough migration-season, isn't (human) nature wonderful !

[JohnAllan]

Hold on...stop the presses.....I thought our friend in Dubai had bowed out of politic's....if they are lobbying for cabinet seats....shouldnt they be lobbying the incumbent PM for seats..

There isn't an incumbent PM, yet. SHE/HE has to be selected by the parties forming the government. But then . . . just who will be running the country, and from where? If you are going to become PM, Yingluck, is this what the country may expect from you? Are you REALLY going to run things? Or will you kowtow to the whims of your brother, and prove to be every bit his clone, as he [slightly inaccurately] put it?

[Steely Dan]

Imagine this:

A country effectively remote-controlled by a convicted criminal on the run, in bright day light...

No, of course this would never, never happen but it's fun to try to imagine this.

You don't suppose the command and control centre is hidden inside an extinct volcano with an automatic sliding metal roof,

,still better off talking directly to the organ grinder I suppose.

[cloudhopper]

Going to be tough flying Bangkok to Dubai business class for awhile.

[Samuian]

Well, some time ago she made it clear that she is NOT "working for Thaksin" it just happened by coincidence that he is her brother and that she is running the campaign trail for the follow up party of the initial TRT founded by her very brother and before her by some brother in law, co incidence, cause they are the most wanted people, the rural folks are just loving them like if they were their national heroes, all of them the Shin' Family is simply just that great brimming with top grade politicians and economists - you see we farang, first it's entirely not our business anyway and then what do we understand of the Thai people, their customs, their culture, their mentality and all this... most of us can't even speak and understand proper Thai, the more how could we assume to understand their very business - even it is so obvious, we simply can't by the way that we aren't thai and those Thai who don't understand, are either members of the Amatia or from opposing camp which wants to destroy the Nation!

[exbelg]

they cannot cut all telephone and internet traffic between dubai and thailand, permanently ?

[hansnl]

The me me me brigade has started already.

Thats why we will never get Democracy in Thailand.....

And when will the eyes of the Isan people open?

Maybe then they will see that they were used as "voting fodder".

[Crushdepth]

All constituents would want their MPs to sit on the Cabient but the final decision rests with the party, he added.

"The party" being Thaksin. Maybe they should rename it "The Democratic People's Party..."

[webfact]

Pheu Thai Open to Appointing Red-shirt Ministers

The top Pheu Thai party-list MP reaffirms that the party is opening its door for red-shirt leaders and everyone to take up ministerial posts and will select Cabinet members based on previous achievements and qualifications.

Yingluck Shinawatra, Pheu Thai's PM candidate, said it is too soon to discuss the formation of the new Cabinet.

Her comment came after leader of Pheu Thai's Wang Namyen faction, Sanoh Tienthong, yesterday said red-shirt leaders would not be appointed as members of the new Cabinet.

Yingluck affirmed that she would not oppose the allocation of ministerial posts to red-shirt leaders and would give an equal opportunity for Pheu Thai members as well as outsiders to become ministers.

She said the selection will be based on previous accomplishments and qualifications needed for each portfolio.

Asked about who would head the Defense Ministry and coordinate with the military, Yingluck said there is no clarity in the selection of the minister yet.

Meanwhile, key red-shirt leader and Pheu Thai MP-elect Nutthawut Saikua claimed that the red-shirt group has never demanded any ministerial post and will allow the process to be considered by the executive board of the party.

He denied an internal rift among red-shirt leaders, adding that there may have been some conflicting opinions, which is normal.

In the meantime, outgoing Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva declined to comment on possible appointment of red-shirt leaders to the Cabinet.

Asked to comment on speculations that director general of the Department of Special Investigation, Tharit Pengdit, would be dismissed by the new administration, Abhisit said Yingluck should announce her stance on the matter.

Further asked about Cambodian PM Hun Sen's congratulations to the Pheu Thai Party for winning the election, Abhisit only said he believed the new government will act for the best interest of the country as the public will not stand idle, if the Pheu Thai-led administration fails to do so.

-- Tan Network 2011-07-07

[whybother]

She said the selection will be based on previous accomplishments

Is that accomplishments in relation to the ministry, or accomplishments in getting Thaksin back his power?

[Britannia]

Imagine this:

A country effectively remote-controlled by a convicted criminal on the run, in bright day light...

No, of course this would never, never happen but it's fun to try to imagine this.

You don't suppose the command and control centre is hidden inside an extinct volcano with an automatic sliding metal roof,

,still better off talking directly to the organ grinder I suppose.

Now there is the script for the next James Bond Movie

[FOODLOVER]

Does this mean Dubai will be the hub of Thai government?

[Tropicalevo]

Political-pigs flying West for the regular snoughts-in-trough migration-season, isn't (human) nature wonderful !

Sad really - but the highlight says it all.

With apologies to B Trink

[Tropicalevo]

So all governemnt meetings will be taking place in Dubai from now on.....have they rented a parliament house there ??

Unfortunately this could not happen.

It was widely reported in the press some time ago that a condition of Kh Thaksin staying in Dubai was - No political activities.

[hyperdimension]

Cabinet doors still open: Yingluck

By The Nation

Designate Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra reaffirmed on Thursday she would pick her ministers based on their track records and professional qualifications.

It's a pity that the electorate did not sufficiently take into account "track records and professional qualifications" in choosing who to vote for.

Yingluck got the position of Prime Minister with much less track record and far inferior professional qualifications than Abhisit.

Edited July 7, 2011 by hyperdimension

[bangon04]

All constituents would want their MPs to sit on the Cabient but the final decision rests with the party, he added.

Does it?

Why fly to Dubai then? congratulations can be delivered by a simple phone call.

But then, to get down on your knees and beg needs you to be there.

Could be done by SKYPE, but there is always the risk that the footage will find its way onto YouTube...... deliberately.

[bangon04]

So all governemnt meetings will be taking place in Dubai from now on.....have they rented a parliament house there ??

Unfortunately this could not happen.

It was widely reported in the press some time ago that a condition of Kh Thaksin staying in Dubai was - No political activities.

I wonder if the Dubai authorities read the news reports from Thailand.... or care as long as the money keeps coming

[rubl]

Now:

Yingluck Shinawatra, Pheu Thai's PM candidate, said it is too soon to discuss the formation of the new Cabinet.

Her comment came after leader of Pheu Thai's Wang Namyen faction, Sanoh Tienthong, yesterday said red-shirt leaders would not be appointed as members of the new Cabinet.

Yingluck affirmed that she would not oppose the allocation of ministerial posts to red-shirt leaders and would give an equal opportunity for Pheu Thai members as well as outsiders to become ministers.

All of two days ago:

There will be no red-shirt leaders in a new Cabinet to be headed by Pheu Thai Party's would-be prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra, according to a party source.

However, Yingluck herself has not ruled out the possibility. The Pheu Thai source implied that the party should not allow red-shirt leaders to taint its hard-earned positive image.

At least Ms. Yingluck is fairly consistent, she keeps saying: 'it's too soon'