FORWARD CABINET IN FAR SOUTH

Suradet and Udomdej tipped for top

Jitraporn Senwong
The Nation 

 

 

BANGKOK: -- PRIME Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha will appoint forward ministers to try to rein in unrest in the Deep South in the next few days.

 

Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister General Prawit Wongsuwan confirmed yesterday that the appointments would be made this week but refused to reveal who would get the most important posts. 

Unrest has raged on in Thailand's southernmost region for more than 10 years already, with bloody incidents erupting almost on a daily basis. Despite much effort, the government has been unable to end the ongoing violence. 

 

Full story: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/national/Suradet-and-Udomdej-tipped-for-top-30296263.html

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2016-09-27

What's a 'forward minster'? When I googled, it comes up with a bunch of evangelist sites, hallelujah! Maybe it's some military term, meaning a minister for conflict area?

5 hours ago, webfact said:

try to rein in unrest in the Deep South

Looks like peacetalks with the insurgency are no longer a priority. The decades-old insurgency has been downgraded to "unrest" that will likely be addressed by more government security forces.

Thus sustaining the status quo of violence.

3 hours ago, klauskunkel said:

What's a 'forward minster'? When I googled, it comes up with a bunch of evangelist sites, hallelujah! Maybe it's some military term, meaning a minister for conflict area?

Lets not be to forward here we are after all looking for a solution. Its been festering for years so do not send somebody with a lot of salad dressing on their uniforms and aspirations of advancement through the ranks. This situation could be a career killer. 

" Despite much effort....  "

Nope!

Gen Udomdej says he is ready to head “forward cabinet ” to resolve southern unrest

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Deputy defense minister Gen Udomdej Sitabutr says he is ready to head the "forward cabinet' to solve the unrest problem in the South if he is nominated to the post.

 

He said before attending the Cabinet meeting today that he didn’t feel concern about if he is tasked with the job of heading the forward cabinet and was ready to go there to work.

 

He also said he would do his best and would work along with other ministers assigned to the job in the South.

 

He voiced optimism that the unrest situation in the South would improve respectively if the forward command starts working, adding although this could not be achieved  in a short term.

 

Deputy prime minister Gen Prawit Wongsuwan will forward the names of ministers in the forward cabinet to the Cabinet for approval today.

 

The forward cabinet is scheduled to start working October 1.

 

Full story: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/gen-udomdej-says-ready-head-forward-cabinet-resolve-southern-unrest/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2016-09-27

The blind leading the blind? Anything learned after 10 years? Anyone looked at how others may have succeeded in similar situations? Or will the "wheel" once again be re-invented in Thailand?