Cabinet reshuffle not on cards yet: Yingluck

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Cabinet reshuffle not on cards yet: Yingluck
The Nation


Yingluck

BANGKOK: -- Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said yesterday that readiness and appropriateness were key factors in determining when a Cabinet reshuffle should be carried out.

"Basically, the government should have ministers in the Cabinet from whom continuity in performance can be assured," she told reporters when asked if she was planning a reshuffle.

"Let's see what the future holds," she said, noting that too many reshuffles could lead to people becoming dissatisfied and disappointed. Some people might also have high expectations of ministers with certain portfolios, so it was important that these ministers were allowed to carry out their duties to the full, she said.

Asked whether the health of Labour Minister Chalerm Ubumrung was a possible reason for a reshuffle, Yingluck said she believed Chalerm, who is currently in hospital recovering from surgery to remove excess fluid from his brain, was expected to make a full recovery.

Ruling Pheu Thai Party spokesman Prompong Nopparit reiterated that a Cabinet reshuffle was not likely to happen soon. He added that certain people with a "political agenda" might have spread rumours about a reshuffle.

"For now, the party wants all Cabinet members on hand to assist those people in difficulty during this monsoon season," he said.

Asked if former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra might order a reshuffle, Prompong said that as prime minister of the country, only Yingluck had full authority to decide when a reshuffle would take place. Rumours that Thaksin had a hand in the Cabinet line up were not true, he added.

Meanwhile, a party source has revealed that Thaksin ordered Pheu Thai MPs to work closely with people in their constituencies, as he was unsure whether the Yingluck government would be able to survive the current barrage of political attacks.


-- The Nation 2013-10-07

[NongKhaiKid]

Everytime she says this it's only a matter of time.

Mind you she's probably the last to know as her brother shuffles the cards and I'm sure she has no input whatsoever.

Worringly, an article in the other newspaper suggests Mr. T's son is being groomed to take over the reins at some point. Now there's a major surprise.

[ratcatcher]

Naturally, there have to be behind the scenes discussions between Thaksin, Oak, Yingluck, Yaowappa and the rest of the Shin Dynasty.

I read that Oak is being groomed to lead PTP when Thaksin decides to throw in the towel.

That could prove interesting, I wonder what his debating talents are?

[bigbamboo]

'On the cards' is probably right.

Mr T may well have has his favourite fortune teller practising his shuffle already but whatever happens KY usually seems to be among the last to know.

edit....... Apologies to NKK as I seem to have almost duplicated his comment!

So I will add why do PTP's senior figures keep up the pretence that KY is in charge when BB lets it slip all the time that he is the one, true boss?

Edited October 7, 2013 by bigbamboo

[slapout]

Naturally, there have to be behind the scenes discussions between Thaksin, Oak, Yingluck, Yaowappa and the rest of the Shin Dynasty.

I read that Oak is being groomed to lead PTP when Thaksin decides to throw in the towel.

That could prove interesting, I wonder what his debating talents are?

Somewhere along the line of "Do you know who my father is?" Then flash a sign that the topic presented will not be discussed, nor even acknowledged.

Thailand politicians/wannabes seem to present family , friends, and cronies as making them qualified /entitled to a position due to birth and or association to someone who has slithered their way up to the floatsum in the cess pool.

With the complete failure of the populist promises made by this government, just to regain power, even the deaf, dumb and blind are waking up to the fact, that they have been blindsidedand are going to left out to dry, in a thunderstorm.

[Yunla]

"Let's see what the future holds," she said

I already have, which is why I invested in a sturdy helmet.

Re; reshuffle, its not performance related as she claims, it is unquestioning obedience related, and people will keep their posts so long as they dance to the tunes being played by The Pied Piper of Dubai. Dictatorships don't have reshuffles, they have purges of anyone who won't read from the script.

Edited October 7, 2013 by Yunla

[Baerboxer]

She said the same thing just before the last re-shuffle. And, again here as last time, some lackey is quoted as saying she's the one in charge who makes all the decisions.

Of course she isn't. No one believes that. All the cabinet fly off to meet Dr. T for instructions and to plead their case for what they want. They even go and see him if they are unhappy with being shuffled.

It's somewhat sad the way she's treated, the last to be told. But what's happening to Thailand and its wonderful people at the hands of this bunch is much sadder.

I wonder what the other real leaders meeting in Bali make of all this. Does she pretend to be the real PM/DM to them? Do some of them have contact with Big Brother? Where is he now? Will she ever be more than his stooge? Wonder if she tells them the small flood is all under control , so please invest in our 2 trillion loan,

[kirk0233]

Of course Yingluck is not in charge, she wouldn't dare upstage her brother; wouldn't be very Thai, and I'm sure she wants to be as Thai as is possible to help her brother with the ethnocentric protectionist crowd she represents. The only thing that can be discussed that is truly Yingluck is her clothing and appearance and in this picture she is looking more block-faced than is usuual.

[kimamey]

"Basically, the government should have ministers in the Cabinet from whom continuity in performance can be assured," she told reporters when asked if she was planning a reshuffle.

"Let's see what the future holds," she said, noting that too many reshuffles could lead to people becoming dissatisfied and disappointed. Some people might also have high expectations of ministers with certain portfolios, so it was important that these ministers were allowed to carry out their duties to the full, she said.

So why have there been so many reshuffles? In particular, considering that more than one education minister has said that Thai education isn't good enough why have there been 4 ministers in 2 years in that department? Will there be another very soon?

[siampolee]

A classic case of managing by fea.

All these puppets are worried about their stipends and of course the commissions that go with a ministry portfolio. Thaksin of course likes an ever revolving door so as there is little or no chance of a group of ministers actually usurping his power or them getting a bigger share out of the trough of corruption financial swill

Asked if former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra might order a reshuffle, Prompong said that as prime minister of the country, only Yingluck had full authority to decide when a reshuffle would take place. Rumours that Thaksin had a hand in the Cabinet line up were not true, he added.

Meanwhile, a party source has revealed that Thaksin ordered Pheu Thai MPs to work closely with people in their constituencies, as he was unsure whether the Yingluck government would be able to survive the current barrage of political attacks.

In the quote above we can clearly see a classic example of Thaksinspeak.

First we are told that Thaksin has no influence at all in any proposed cabinet re-shuffle.

Then in the second part of the quote we see that Thaksin has ordered Pheu Thai M.P.s to work closely with their constituents as he is worried his puppets cannot survive the current barrage of political attacks ( read public unpopularity)

Now who is telling what passe for the truth in this matter,Yingluck, Prompong Nopparit or a party source ?

[hellodolly]

A classic case of managing by fea.

All these puppets are worried about their stipends and of course the commissions that go with a ministry portfolio. Thaksin of course likes an ever revolving door so as there is little or no chance of a group of ministers actually usurping his power or them getting a bigger share out of the trough of corruption financial swill

Asked if former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra might order a reshuffle, Prompong said that as prime minister of the country, only Yingluck had full authority to decide when a reshuffle would take place. Rumours that Thaksin had a hand in the Cabinet line up were not true, he added.

Meanwhile, a party source has revealed that Thaksin ordered Pheu Thai MPs to work closely with people in their constituencies, as he was unsure whether the Yingluck government would be able to survive the current barrage of political attacks.

In the quote above we can clearly see a classic example of Thaksinspeak.

First we are told that Thaksin has no influence at all in any proposed cabinet re-shuffle.

Then in the second part of the quote we see that Thaksin has ordered Pheu Thai M.P.s to work closely with their constituents as he is worried his puppets cannot survive the current barrage of political attacks ( read public unpopularity)

Now who is telling what passe for the truth in this matter,Yingluck, Prompong Nopparit or a party source ?

Doesn't much matter what they say their mouth is open proving that they are not telling the truth.