NLA member questions legitimacy of senior officials sitting on boards of state enterprises

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NLA member questions the legitimacy of senior officials sitting on boards of state enterprises



BANGKOK: -- A member of the National Legislative Assembly questioned today (Friday) whether it is appropriate for senior government officials to sit on the boards of state enterprises.

Mr Wallop Tangkananurak who raised the above issue at the NLA’s meeting today said that there has been a lot of criticism against high-ranking officials being appointed directors of state enterprises such as Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand, ThaiHealth Foundation and PTT Plc questioning whether the practice could be deemed as a conflict of interest.

Responding to the question raised by Mr Wallop, Deputy Finance Minister Wisut Srisuphan explained that there is a law allowing senior government officials to site on the boards of state enterprises. He, however, admitted that the law is not perfect and has several loopholes.

The deputy finance minister cited a ruling of the Council of State ten years ago which states that the appointment of senior governments as board of directors of state enterprises was intended to oversee the performances of the enterprises to make sure that they do not stray from the guidelines imposed by the state.

He said that Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha had attached importance to regulating the performances of state enterprises to ensure that they are transparent and practice corporate governance.

The deputy finance minister further said that a bill to regulate state enterprises would soon be proposed to the cabinet for consideration.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/content/153667

-- Thai PBS 2016-03-04

[johng]

More defamation lawsuits and attitude adjustments coming soon ?

[MZurf]

"A member of the National Legislative Assembly questioned today (Friday) whether it is appropriate for senior government officials to sit on the boards of state enterprises."

And I question the appropriateness of the NLA.

[Mango Bob]

Now he will get an uninvited visit from soldiers who will take him away in the middle of the night for re-education classes and lawsuits.

[osiboy]

No, its not, but happens everywhere , we vote them in and they abuse their position of power, its a disgrace imo, how many jobs can 1 person have?

[Pib]

Responding to the question raised by Mr Wallop, Deputy Finance Minister Wisut Srisuphan explained that there is a law allowing senior government officials to site on the boards of state enterprises. He, however, admitted that the law is not perfect and has several loopholes.

Expect the loopholes are so large (intentionally) senior officials can drive their Mercedes through them.

[Chang_paarp]

More defamation lawsuits and attitude adjustments coming soon ?

Like most parliaments, the politicians are immune from those issues when they bring "touchy" subjects in the parliament. Now if he repeated the issues outside of parliament he might be in a spot of bother.

[JAG]

More defamation lawsuits and attitude adjustments coming soon ?

Like most parliaments, the politicians are immune from those issues when they bring "touchy" subjects in the parliament. Now if he repeated the issues outside of parliament he might be in a spot of bother.

Well maybe, although I would question whether the current appointed NLA really counts as a parliament. With that in mind, I doubtt that "parliamentary privilege" will be of much help if the junta or their close friends decide that you have "overstepped the mark"!

[trogers]

The new inactive posts...

[phoenixdoglover]

In my view, senior government officials should be prohibited from sitting on boards of public or private companies.

There is a perceived conflict of interest that cannot be overcome with platitudes about governance.

Moreover, there should be initiatives for the government to divest themselves from these "enterprises".

[bangrak]

Is NLA member Mr Wallop's question also concerning military and police officers (active and retired), or just civil servants, to know whether to check OK on his application form for a new life insurance policy? LOL

[bangrak]

"A member of the National Legislative Assembly questioned today (Friday) whether it is appropriate for senior government officials to sit on the boards of state enterprises."

And I question the appropriateness of the NLA.

Well, I guess you shouldn't (this time at least), nor 'tbthailand', nor 'LannaGuy', as the question asked by this NLA member is quite positive for what 'democratic content' in state enterprises is concerned, IMO.

Or is it rather because the champion in this game of appointing scores of befriended/allied persons in the boards of state enterprises, is someone who has just got back to his dune after spouting bile in Singapore...?

[bangrak]

Responding to the question raised by Mr Wallop, Deputy Finance Minister Wisut Srisuphan explained that there is a law allowing senior government officials to site on the boards of state enterprises. He, however, admitted that the law is not perfect and has several loopholes.

Expect the loopholes are so large (intentionally) senior officials can drive their Mercedes through them.

Guess the MPs, the, here so-called, 'lawmakers'' habit is rather to first perfectly define and create the loopholes they want before throwing some bit of a standard law copied from abroad around these... But what the heck, there is jurisprudentia for when they would have forgotten something, as the codex of Thai laws, is in well over 70%, contradicted, 180°, by the vast majority of rulings (it would/should be a main role for MP's to adapt the text of the laws to the existing jurisprudentia, but it seems they have much more important things to do, ...for decades!)

[JAG]

"A member of the National Legislative Assembly questioned today (Friday) whether it is appropriate for senior government officials to sit on the boards of state enterprises."

And I question the appropriateness of the NLA.

Well, I guess you shouldn't (this time at least), nor 'tbthailand', nor 'LannaGuy', as the question asked by this NLA member is quite positive for what 'democratic content' in state enterprises is concerned, IMO.

Or is it rather because the champion in this game of appointing scores of befriended/allied persons in the boards of state enterprises, is someone who has just got back to his dune after spouting bile in Singapore...?

Why not?

It is still an appointed body, accountable only to the junta which appointed it, which has replaced an elected parliament, and seeks to inherit the parliaments legitimacy.

One has only to compare it's political composition, and compare that with its (elected) predecessor to question it's appropriateness.

Unless of course you are an enthusiast for rule by cronies of a junta, in which case everything in the garden is rosy...

[MZurf]

"A member of the National Legislative Assembly questioned today (Friday) whether it is appropriate for senior government officials to sit on the boards of state enterprises."

And I question the appropriateness of the NLA.

Well, I guess you shouldn't (this time at least), nor 'tbthailand', nor 'LannaGuy', as the question asked by this NLA member is quite positive for what 'democratic content' in state enterprises is concerned, IMO.

Or is it rather because the champion in this game of appointing scores of befriended/allied persons in the boards of state enterprises, is someone who has just got back to his dune after spouting bile in Singapore...?

1. Me questioning the legitimacy of the NLA has got nothing to do with the issue the NLA member brought up.

2. Bla, bla, bla, Thaksin, bla, bla, bla.

[wabothai]

Clinging on by their fingernails the fossils will soon be removed. Same happened in Japan during the early 70's.

[jesimps]

"A member of the National Legislative Assembly questioned today (Friday) whether it is appropriate for senior government officials to sit on the boards of state enterprises."

And I question the appropriateness of the NLA.

Well, I guess you shouldn't (this time at least), nor 'tbthailand', nor 'LannaGuy', as the question asked by this NLA member is quite positive for what 'democratic content' in state enterprises is concerned, IMO.

Or is it rather because the champion in this game of appointing scores of befriended/allied persons in the boards of state enterprises, is someone who has just got back to his dune after spouting bile in Singapore...?

"But but Thaksin"

Post number 1. How many more? Can we get them out the way all at once so that we can get back to more original comments.

[chainarong]

In short No , no senior official of the government should be sitting on any board, now that is a bitter pill to swallow..................................