NATIONAL REFORM COUNCIL
Thienchai elected as NRC president


File photo: Thienchai

BANGKOK: -- National Reform Council (NRC) members on Tuesday elected Thienchai Kiranan as NRC president and Bowornsak Uwanno as the first vice president.

Thienchai, 70, was a former rector of Chulalongkorn University and former chairman of the Council of University Presidents of Thailand. He had been tipped for the position at the beginning.

He earlier said he would be ready to take on the responsibilities if there were sufficient support from other NCR members. Bowornsak is secretary general of King prachadipok’s Institute.

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/politics/Thienchai-elected-as-NRC-president-30245923.html


-- The Nation 2014-10-21

i like his expression

Can't they bring someone in who is young with fresh ideas?

No point appointing old cronies that have the same ideals as the old guard.

One step forward just to take one step back.

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Ex-Chula president Thienchay Kiranandana elected National Reform Council chairman
By Digital Content



BANGKOK, Oct 21 -- Thailand's National Reform Council (NRC) met for the first time today, unanimously electing Dr Thienchay Kiranandana as their chairman.

The former Chulalongkorn University rector vowed to have the council achieve national reform as planned to meet the people's expectation.

The 250-member council began its first session at about 9.30am today.

Reform Councillor Chai Chidchob nominated Dr Thienchai as a candidate and another councillor proposed Alongkorn Ponlaboot.

Mr Alongkorn later withdrew his nomination and Dr Thienchai elected unopposed.

Dr Thienchai said the reform council had two main areas of work: constitution drafting and national reform.

He said the National Reform Council would adhere to honesty, transparency and answerability to the public and finish its tasks as scheduled.

He said reform objectives include the reduction of inequality and cooperation between the government and the private sector.

He also promised that the reform council would listen to all concerned parties and the general public.

Dr Borwornsak Uwanno was later elected first deputy chairman of NRC while Tassana Boonthong was elected second deputy chairperson. (MCOT online news)


-- TNA 2014-10-21

Good choice. I wish him well, and hope he hasn't inherited a poisoned chalice.

there goes the neighborhood

"... the National Reform Council would adhere to honesty, transparency and answerability to the public."

Exactly how does that work - answerability to the public as the "public" has no representation in the NRC except through NCPO appointments. What recourse does the public have if the NCR does not meet the public's expectations or fails to be transparent and answerable? - complain to the NCPO? The NCR serves the NCPO and is solely accountable I believe to the NCPO without regards to any objections or criticisms from the public, whomever that may be.

As Attayuth Bootsripoom points out in his Nations article posted 2014-08-14, "The question is whether Prayuth can really keep the [NR] council under his control." I believe the ubiquitous answer must be "No Problem." What the public feels or thinks is a nonissue.