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The opposition People’s party is set to grill Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul over his government’s handling of the current oil crisis, public disasters and PM2.5 air pollution during the three-day debate following the prime minister’s delivery of the government’s policy statement on Thursday.
Rachada Dhnadirek, spokesperson for the new government, said she is well aware of the challenges facing both the administration and herself, given the importance of effective communication with the public.
PM Anutin Charnvirakul’s policy statement, to be delivered in parliament this week, spans 21 pages and is built on the key pillars of the economy, foreign affairs and security, social development, disaster management and the environment, public administration and legal reform.
Three ministers of the Bhumjaithai party and one secretary-general will step down as party-list MPs, in order to concentrate on their executive responsibilities and to pave the way for other party-list candidates to become party-list MPs.
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangkhetkeow is tipped to bring back veteran politician and former deputy prime minister Panpree Bahiddha-Nukara as chief adviser.
The public is watching closely to see how the new Bhumjaithai-led government of Anutin Charnvirakul will tackle the country’s multiple crises – from skyrocketing fuel and food prices to worsening pollution, disaster management, and healthcare issues, including the impacts of marijuana legalization.
Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul lashed out today at Thai businessmen allegedly involved in smuggling fuel into Cambodia, branding it a threat to national security.
Young politicians from influential local dynasties control a third of the incoming Cabinet under Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul – a marked departure from previous administrations that were typically dominated by party veterans and wealthy financiers.
PM Anutin Charnvirakul is set to appoint Finance Minister Ekniti Nitithanprapas to replace Transport Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn as head of the Middle East monitoring centre, following criticism over Phiphat’s perceived conflict of interest linked to his family’s oil business
The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) agreed at its board meeting today to ask the Supreme Court’s Criminal Division on Political Office Holders take the cases of 44 former MPs of the now defunct Move Forward party, 10 of whom are now serving People’s party MPs.
Members of the House of Representatives have agreed to pay for their own lunches in parliament after the Songkran holidays, which will save about 200,000 baht in taxpayers’ money per day.
Sudawan Wangsuphakijkosol, the Pheu Thai Party nominee for minister of social development and human security, has failed a qualifications screening by the Office of the Secretary-General of the Cabinet, according to an informed government source.
