Focus on competence
published : 8 Mar 2021 at 04:30
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Thailand will lose the chance to lead disruptive changes in the digital and education sector if Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha continues to allow political jockeying for cabinet quotas dominate his decision on the forthcoming cabinet reshuffle.
Despite an impending reshuffle now inevitable after a Criminal Court ruling effectively stripped Buddhipongse Punnakanta, Nataphol Teepsuwan and Thaworn Senniam of their posts as Digital Economy and Society (DES) Minister, Education Minister and Deputy Transport Minister, respectively no politicians in the coalition seem to be paying attention to problems which may arise from the vacancies.
Instead, everyone is focusing on ministerial quotas and nominating candidates to fill the posts.
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Author: AFP|Update: 24.02.2021 17:42 Suthep Thaugsuban (pictured in 2019) spearheaded protests against the government of Yingluck Shinawatra that were used to justify a military coup in 2014 / © AFP/File
Three Thai ministers were sentenced to jail and stripped of their posts Wednesday after a court found them guilty of participating in anti-government demonstrations which were used to justify a 2014 coup that brought Premier Prayut Chan-O-Cha to power.
Before joining Prayut s administration, the trio were part of a group behind massive street protests that shut down Bangkok, paralysed traffic, and seized control of government buildings.
They were led by firebrand leader Suthep Thaugsuban, whose protest movement was marred by violence, generating so much unrest that the army said it warranted the 2014 military putsch.
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