Royal model woven into Thai govt policy

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Royal model woven into govt policy
The Nation



One-year mission to be spelt out on Friday

BANGKOK: -- PRIME MINISTER Prayuth Chan-ocha's government has mapped out policies for his one-year mission emphasising the King's sufficiency philosophy, the junta's guidelines and demands from the people, Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam said after a special Cabinet meeting yesterday.

The policies to be announced on Friday to the National Legislative Assembly (NLA) cover 11 sectors and include parts of the 11th national development plan prepared by the National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB), he said.

Prayuth called a special Cabinet meeting yesterday to explain working procedures to his ministers, Wissanu said. The premier wants ministers to check what relevant ministries have done since the May 22 coup, he said, noting that the ministers would be given a handbook on how to carry out their jobs.

The premier, his deputies and officials from the National Budget Bureau spent the last weekend adjusting a draft of the policies set to be announced to the NLA, he said.

The administration's policies differ from those of elected governments, which are usually prepared by political parties ahead of election campaigns. The new government's policies came from five sources within the state apparatus, Wissanu said. The five sources are royally granted strategy, sufficiency philosophy, the 11th national development plan, the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO)'s roadmap, plus 12 principles and people demands, he said.

Prayuth has assimilated His Majesty's grand strategy into all the policies, he said. The royal strategy has three principles: understand, reach out and develop. The King granted these to the Thaksin Shinawatra government to use for conflict resolution in the deep South. The sufficiency philosophy emphasises rational and social protection, he said.

"The prime minister wants to clarify people's problems in the policy paper. People want to know clearly whether their home could be nationalised, how land zoning will look. And whether they are in agricultural or industrial zones," Wissanu said.

"Over 60 governments in the past have only had a constitutional obligation to administer the country, but the provisional charter commissions three duties for this government - running the country, reform and reconciliation," said Wissanu who drafted the 2014 Constitution.

The government's policies cover 11 sectors including economics, education, religion, security, the environment and foreign affairs, he said. The policy has three timeframes; one month, one year for mid-term and 5-10 years for long-term plans, he said.

"The double rail system, for instance is a long-term plan for future governments, but this government must lay out the foundation and legal frameworks," he said.

Prayuth's motto was, he said, act first, do it seriously and yield results that can be turned into action, Wissanu said.

The government would also give importance to the National Reform Council (NRC) as architects of the country's future. The government would coordinate and cooperate with the NRC, but not intervene in its work, he said. Only 250 people would be picked as NRC members, but others shortlisted would be able to give input to the forum. They may be selected as advisers or subcommittees for reform tasks.

Mapping out plans of action

After the policies are announced, the government would meet with ministries and departments to map out action plans to implement tasks.

"We have to realise that this government has only one year in office, not four as other elected government, so the policy will be completed within a year," he said. "Democracy is the goal, ridding the country of corruption is another goal. We will do what we can to reach the objectives of having a new Constitution and a newly elected government."

"Of course, we have to address human-rights issues in the policy paper. We talk about legal and justice reform. The policy mentions security as well as human rights and freedom," he said.

Problems in the deep South were addressed in a security context, but no timeframe has been set for peace in the predominantly Muslim region, he said.

Ampon Kittiampon, the Cabinet's secretary-general, said ministers would officially start working only after the policies are declared on Friday.

Yesterday, PM's Office Minister Suwaphan Tanyuvardhana was assigned to represent the government in coordinating with the NLA.

As the government takes over, the NCPO will need to reduce its role after Cabinet starts working, Wissanu said. He said the NCPO would not have authority to issue orders or summon anyone for questioning, unless it takes recourse in martial law. Several panels appointed by the NCPO must be restructured under the government.

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/politics/Royal-model-woven-into-govt-policy-30242938.html


-- The Nation 2014-09-10

[wilcopops]

""We have to realise that this government has only one year in office, not four as other elected government, so the policy will be completed within a year," he said. "Democracy is the goal, ridding the country of corruption is another goal. We will do what we can to reach the objectives of having a new Constitution and a newly elected government."

If this really is the aim of the Junta then why are they spending so much time on minutia?............ basically at present it looks like all they are doing is re-arranging the deck-chairs on the Titanic. (or Pattaya to be more precise)

Edited September 10, 2014 by wilcopops

[jaapfries]

""We have to realise that this government has only one year in office, not four as other elected government, so the policy will be completed within a year," he said. "Democracy is the goal, ridding the country of corruption is another goal. We will do what we can to reach the objectives of having a new Constitution and a newly elected government."

If this really is the aim of the Junta then why are they spending so much time on minutia?............ basically at present it looks like all they are doing is re-arranging the deck-chairs on the Titanic. (or Pattaya to be more precise)

Wilcopops: Of course you are entitled to your opinion, but don't you think that Thailand should give the good General a proper chance ? ? ?

"General Prayuth: Thailand's Only Hope In Scary Times"

[thhMan]

""We have to realise that this government has only one year in office, not four as other elected government, so the policy will be completed within a year," he said. "Democracy is the goal, ridding the country of corruption is another goal. We will do what we can to reach the objectives of having a new Constitution and a newly elected government."

If this really is the aim of the Junta then why are they spending so much time on minutia?............ basically at present it looks like all they are doing is re-arranging the deck-chairs on the Titanic. (or Pattaya to be more precise)

Wilcopops: Of course you are entitled to your opinion, but don't you think that Thailand should give the good General a proper chance ? ? ?

"General Prayuth: Thailand's Only Hope In Scary Times"

I agree...

But there will always be people who like to point the finger.... You can normally spot them wearing shorts, brown socks pulled up to their knees and wearing office shoes.... They also have a certain "mothballs" smell

[seajae]

This govt/junta has done more for the country as a whole since they came in then yl did all the time since the ptp were elected. They have started to fix all the ptp stuff ups, payed the farmers, stopped the rice scam and are actually starting to remove the vermin/red terrorists/corruption that were untouchable under yl. The ones bitching are the ptp/red apologists, they dont like the fact that these people are showing just how incompetent yl and her brothers minions were. Lets see what is happening in one years time before denouncing them, as they say, only time will tell.

[tbthailand]

and some people believe this stuff.

but we are all waiting - not too many other options at the moment.

[fab4]

""We have to realise that this government has only one year in office, not four as other elected government, so the policy will be completed within a year," he said. "Democracy is the goal, ridding the country of corruption is another goal. We will do what we can to reach the objectives of having a new Constitution and a newly elected government."

If this really is the aim of the Junta then why are they spending so much time on minutia?............ basically at present it looks like all they are doing is re-arranging the deck-chairs on the Titanic. (or Pattaya to be more precise)

Wilcopops: Of course you are entitled to your opinion, but don't you think that Thailand should give the good General a proper chance ? ? ?

"General Prayuth: Thailand's Only Hope In Scary Times"

Do you think Thailand has got a choice?

[dBrown]

This govt/junta has done more for the country as a whole since they came in then yl did all the time since the ptp were elected. They have started to fix all the ptp stuff ups, payed the farmers, stopped the rice scam and are actually starting to remove the vermin/red terrorists/corruption that were untouchable under yl. The ones bitching are the ptp/red apologists, they dont like the fact that these people are showing just how incompetent yl and her brothers minions were. Lets see what is happening in one years time before denouncing them, as they say, only time will tell.

Paid the farmers with borrowed money, which PT wasn't allowed to borrow, and has to be paid back by someone. Want to make a wild guess who that gonna be ?

Stopped the rice scam, so where the farmers gonna sell their harvest this year, since there is an overstock of some 18 million tonnes that have to be cleared during the same time ?

Remove the red terrorists, also called the opposition. I know some other countries where opposition is systematically removed. Wanted a sum up ?

So what have they achieved so far ? They have cleaned the beaches from sunloungers and arrested some motorbike taxi's ( red supporters) ?

[HUAHIN62]

""We have to realise that this government has only one year in office, not four as other elected government, so the policy will be completed within a year," he said. "Democracy is the goal, ridding the country of corruption is another goal. We will do what we can to reach the objectives of having a new Constitution and a newly elected government."

If this really is the aim of the Junta then why are they spending so much time on minutia?............ basically at present it looks like all they are doing is re-arranging the deck-chairs on the Titanic. (or Pattaya to be more precise)

Wilcopops: Of course you are entitled to your opinion, but don't you think that Thailand should give the good General a proper chance ? ? ?

"General Prayuth: Thailand's Only Hope In Scary Times"

Don't worry we are giving him a chance, but I believe he will find enough reasons after 1 year to extend his term to another 10 years or life time. About the last sentence you are wrong, Thailand's only hope is a civilian leader thats not corrupt, that have the support of the majority of the people and that can unite the people. Military leaders only present short term solutions and many times sweep the real problems under their army boots. There is only one solution but its not the flavor of the day anymore.

[HUAHIN62]

""We have to realise that this government has only one year in office, not four as other elected government, so the policy will be completed within a year," he said. "Democracy is the goal, ridding the country of corruption is another goal. We will do what we can to reach the objectives of having a new Constitution and a newly elected government."

If this really is the aim of the Junta then why are they spending so much time on minutia?............ basically at present it looks like all they are doing is re-arranging the deck-chairs on the Titanic. (or Pattaya to be more precise)

Wilcopops: Of course you are entitled to your opinion, but don't you think that Thailand should give the good General a proper chance ? ? ?

"General Prayuth: Thailand's Only Hope In Scary Times"

I agree...

But there will always be people who like to point the finger.... You can normally spot them wearing shorts, brown socks pulled up to their knees and wearing office shoes.... They also have a certain "mothballs" smell

When a person is involved in an argument but lacks the ability to present his/her agrument they normaly revert to degrade the people they disagree with.

[Krataiboy]

Prayuth's motto was, he said, act first, do it seriously and yield results that can be turned into action. . .

Hope not. Surely, he thinks first.

[tigermoth]

By stopping all debate on a military takeover, it's actions, proposals and consequences for the country, how can this dictatorship make any decisions for the 'good and happiness' of the population. Allegations of corruption and misdeeds have been flying around like a dust storm but positive non debatable proof seems lacking. The law surely should be innocent until proven guilty, not the opposite. I am sure corfruption exists in high places, not just an underpaid police officer taking a 100baht to let a traffic offence go which seems to have influenced a lot of the case for corruption overall, particularly by farangs.

The entire country has no choice but wait and see or be locked up indefinitely.

[chotthee]

PM Prayuth have not been to Air Force party.

It is totally against his policies.

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/758949-naked-air-force-dance-party-to-be-investigated-thailand/

Edited September 10, 2014 by chotthee

[heybruce]

Prayuth's motto was, he said, act first, do it seriously and yield results that can be turned into action. . .

Hope not. Surely, he thinks first.

Fire, Aim, Ready!....Wait, was that right?

[Dah fahrang]

One of the finest pieces of "non-news" I have read for a long, long time.

And the country has no choice other than to swallow it, along with all the 'as yet' to be dreamed up column inch fillers.