Experts and officials unite to push forward reform

By THE NATION

 

BANGKOK: -- THE CABINET yesterday endorsed the new list of 11 reform committees following the promulgation of the national reform law to push forward reform agendas.

 

They were proposed by the now-defunct National Reform Steering Assembly (NRSA) as well as concerned agencies. Government officials will sit alongside experts from various fields.

 

Each committee comprises 15 members, with a secretary proposed by the National Social and Economic Development Office. At this point, however, the Cabinet has approved only 154 members, 11 members per each committee. The rest will be appointed later.

 

Additional committees are possible, the Prime Minister’s Office noted. They are tasked to come up with reform action plans and implementation within a year.

 

The reform agendas include politics, bureaucratic administration, laws, justice, economics, natural resources and environment, public health, media, social development, energy, and anti-corruption. Committees on police and educational reform were recently set up.

 

Noted reformers from the NRSA were approached and appointed to sit on certain committees.

 

Among those are the media reform committee, where the former chair of the NRSA’s media reform committee Air Chief Marshal Kanit Suwannet – who proposed the highly controversial media bill accused of attempting to control the media – sits alongside high-profile journalist and editor Suthichai Yoon, The Nation’s founder.

 

Reconciliation promoter Anek Laothammatat sits on the political reform committee with vocal reformer Wanchai Sornsiri.

 

Other well-known names include reformer Kamnoon Sidhisamarn, who sits on the law reform committee along with Borwornsak Uwanno, former chair of the now defunct Constitution Drafting Committee, and the former chief of the National Security Council, Thawil Pliansri, who sits on the administration reform group.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/politics/30323910

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2017-08-16

Each committee comprises 15 members

 

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