Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has accepted the result of a new poll showing him in a distant fourth place among those positioned to take the job, saying that he respects the people
Coalition partners mull cabinet horse trading
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published : 9 Mar 2021 at 20:22
4 Public Health Minister Anutin Charnviraul speaks on March 1 as AraZeneca jabs arrive at the Department of Disease Control. Mr Anutin is the leader of the Bhujmaithai Party. (Photo: Pattarapong Chatpattarasill)
The Bhumjaithai Party leader Anutin Charnvirakul has not ruled out swapping some ministerial posts with its Democrat Party coalition partner in the much-anticipated upcoming reshuffle.
Mr Anutin, also concurrently deputy prime minister and public health minister, admitted on Tuesday that post-swapping had crossed his mind.
His comment came after Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha disclosed that the ruling Palang Pracharath Prty (PPRP) had handed him its list of proposed cabinet ministers for the reshuffle. Bhumjaithai and the Democrats have not yet submitted theirs.
Field hospital opens at notorious shrimp market
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published : 25 Dec 2020 at 08:34
8 A field hospital is set up at the Central Shrimp Market in Samut Sakhon to provide tests and treatments for Covid-19 following a large cluster of infections among migrant workers at the market. (Photo by Arnun Chonmahatrakool)
A field hospital has been opened at the now-infamous shrimp market in Samut Sakhon, despite strong objections from local people.
The hospital has 30 beds and is now almost complete, ready to provide treatment for Covid-19 patients with mild symptoms. Those more seriously ill will be sent to normal hospitals.
Permanent secretary for public health Kiattiphum Wongrajit and his entourage on Thursday visited the hospital to follow up on the Covid-19 situation in the area, which has become a hotspot of new infections among mostly migrant workers.