Phumtham” reveals he has not talked to the Democrat Party, points out that checking the history of new ministers will take about 1-2 weeks to be thorough.
Deputy Prime Minister Phumtham Vejjayachai revealed that he has not yet talked to the Democrat Party. Initially, they will proceed according to the agreed process, which is to submit their resume to the Office of the Secretariat of the Cabinet. This time, they will have to examine it in detail after the case of Mr. Phichit Chuenban. For thoroughness, it will take 1-2 weeks. Once the list is submitted, whether or not they will be appointed depends on the Prime Minister. It is the Prime Minister’s authority to select the appropriate person because he is considered the responsible person. Also, internal matters of the Palang Pracharath Party must be completed within their own party first. As for the Pheu Thai Party, they are in the process of submitting names. If they are in the process, they can add more names.
As for the Chiang Rai governor, it is conside
red a matter for the Ministry of Interior, but I personally do not have any objections. In helping flood victims, the army and other agencies have been coordinated to urgently mobilize to help people in the area. I am confident that there is still a central budget to help.
While Mr. Somsak Thepsuthin, Minister of Public Health, revealed the number of patients from fake liquor, 33 cases, an increase from the original 25 cases, deaths increased from 2 to 4 cases, 8 cases have returned home.
Today’s Cabinet meeting, Mr. Phumtham Vejjayachai, acting as the Prime Minister, chaired the Cabinet meeting. The agenda for consideration includes 23 matters, such as consideration of the request to cancel the new debt obligation list for the fiscal year 2023, the project to procure replacement fighter aircraft, Phase 1, and the Ministry of Defense’s request to transfer the budget expenditure for the fiscal year 2024 to secret government funds. In addition, the Cabinet is preparing to approve the debt obligation exceeding
the allocated amount in the fiscal year 2023.
Today, there are 3 ministers who have requested leave from the meeting: Ms. Pimpattra Wichakul, Pol. Gen. Patcharawat Wongsuwan, and Mr. Santi Promphat.
Source: Thai News Agency