The Constitutional Court on Wednesday ruled that five co-leaders of the now-defunct People's Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC) have lost their status as MPs.
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Let s move buzz no threat
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Editorial Bangkok Post editorial column
published : 6 May 2021 at 04:00
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The Prayut Chan-o-cha government is getting serious about a popular FB group that provides advice to people wishing to settle down in a foreign country to avoid Covid, get a vaccine jab, and for some, escape government incompetence.
Chaiwut Thanakhamanusorn, the new Minister of Digital Economy and Society (DES), was irritated with the page, Yai Prathet Kan The, or Let s move abroad. On May 4, he tersely warned he would file a lawsuit against those who posted illegal content, as well as comments deemed to insult the highest institution.
Adul: Wants to build momentum
Anti-government sentiment has advanced to such a point where a term has been coined to amplify the opponents disdain of the administration: Prayutocracy .
The suffix cracy was popularised by critics of the Thaksin Shinawatra government, who invented the term Thaksinocracy which, as one analyst put it, sums up governmental excesses. These included cronyism, conflicts of interest, irregularities and large-scale solidifying of political power.
The term was adopted by protesters to intensify their attack against Thaksin towards the end of his administration which was overthrown in September 2006 by a military coup headed by army chief Sonthi Boonyaratglin, who later became president of the Administrative Reform Council.
PM receives ministerial nominee list
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Final decision on posts rests with him
published : 17 Mar 2021 at 05:00 Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha speaks to reporters at Government House in Bangkok on Tuesday. (Screenshot)
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said he has received the candidate lists for ministerial posts nominated by government coalition parties, insisting he has the final say on a cabinet reshuffle.
Speaking at Government House on Tuesday, the prime minister said the next step would be a background check on all the candidates which would take some time.
All procedural requirements must be met first, Gen Prayut added. Each party has nominated its candidates, but it is up to me to decide which ministerial posts they will get. Opinions will also be sought from coalition parties because we will work together, the prime minister said.