Doubts voiced over complex Super-Committee

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Doubts voiced over complex Super-Committee
By WASAMON AUDJARINT
THE NATION

 

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HUGE STRUCTURE WILL FOCUS ON TASKS THAT COULD GO TO EXISTING AGENCIES

 

BANGKOK: -- THE JUNTA government’s freshly established Super-Committee, overseeing a range of issues from reforms to reconciliation, plus long-term national strategy, claims it will not only integrate administration work, but also try to achieve a “rounded democratisation” with a new society – dubbed Thailand 4.0 – as its first and foremost goal.

 

However, the gigantic model, the outline for which was finished just over a week ago, does not spell out clearly yet how it will practically and efficiently integrate these issues, without possible civil service redundancies, experts in public administration said.

 

Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha last Tuesday, in his capacity as junta head, invoked his power under Article 44 under the Interim Charter to set up the Super-Committee, otherwise known as the administrative committee for reform, reconciliation and national strategy. Prayut himself sits as its chairman alongside various deputies, ministers, experts and representatives from 12 public-private-Pracharat committees.

 

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[mtls2005]

Isn't that the point? Make it so complex no one can figure out that the "good people" are drawing multiple salaries - micro-corruption - by serving an an unending number of committees.

 

"Rounded Democratization". Classic.

 

Could you just imaging the outrage if a Shinawatra tried this? The good people would blow their whistles dry in apoplexy.

[worgeordie]

A super committee ? they will be much more efficient in obfuscating, 

all issues ,than your normal ,everyday committee, I also expect the fees

for sitting on such a committee will also be super.

regards worgeordie

[yellowboat]

Super in name only

[arrowsdawdle]

Smoke and mirrors. Instead of letting the population of Thailand freely elect whomever they want to lead them like the two previous elections, the little general sets up a crony cabinet subservient to him as chairman, as if junta by committee is any less egregious than junta by the little general.

[Srikcir]

Between Prayut controlling the next Senate and the Super Committee, any elected government is irrelevant - Mission Accomplished.

Welcome to Thai Democracy or Prayocracy.