webfact Posted May 6, 2019 Share Posted May 6, 2019 Junta readies list of senators for royal endorsement By THE NATION File photo Those with senate aspirations urged to quit govt. MANY MEMBERS of the Cabinet and the National Legislative Assembly (NLA) who aspire to become senators are expected to resign soon, as the junta chief readies senatorial appointments for royal endorsement by the end of the week. The ruling National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) will submit its list of 250 appointed senators by this Friday, Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam said. He said that aspiring senators would first need to quit their current posts in the government and the NCPO before the list can be submitted for royal endorsement. Among the Cabinet members expected to be made senators are Deputy Prime Minister General Chatchai Sarikulya, Education Minis-ter Teerakiat Jareonsettasin, Deputy Prime Minister and Justice Minister ACM Prajin Juntong, Labour Minister Pol General Adul Sangsingkeo, Deputy Defence Minister General Chaichan Chang-mongkol and Natural Resources and Environment Minister General Surasak Karnjanarat. Somchai Sawangkarn, secretary to the NLA whips, yesterday declined to estimate how many members of the Assembly would resign to become senators, only suggesting that they should give up their current posts before a new Parliament convenes. Speculation has it that many NLA members will tender their resignations today, when it convenes for the last time. Meanwhile, the Election Commission (EC) is expected to announce results of the March 24 general election for constituency MPs today. Results of party-list MPs are likely to be announced tomorrow, although an EC source said yesterday that the commission has not yet completed its legal action regarding complaints against several party candidates expecting to get elected, including Future Forward Party leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit. Thanathorn is accused of holding shares in a media company while applying to contest the election, which is prohibited by law. The election commissioners are scheduled to meet at 10.30am today to finalise the list of elected constituency MPs and this afternoon they will hold a press conference to announce the official endorsement of at least 95 per cent of elected constituency MPs, as required by law, according to the source. Court to review law Also tomorrow, the Constitutional Court is scheduled to rule on whether Article 128 of the MP Election Act is in conflict with the Constitution. The clause involves the calculation of party-list MPs based on the number of votes obtained by political parties in the general election. The court is expected to today obtain copies of the minutes of Constitution Drafting Assembly meetings regarding the clause in question. The case had been brought to court by Office of the Ombudsman. In a related development, Deputy PM Wissanu said yesterday that the junta and the government would meet today to discuss the revocation of orders and announcements originally issued by the junta, but were no longer considered necessary. Some of these orders were issued as far back as 2014, he noted. Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha, who is also NCPO chief, said that since the coronation ceremony is over and the government and the junta have not met for a long time, this was a good time to hold a discussion, Wissanu noted. They will consider the use of absolute power under Article 44 to abolish those announcements and orders, he added. In fact, a junta meeting held on April 30 had already taken decisions on some issues, but Deputy PM Chatchai wanted the order related to fisheries to be revoked with some conditions. This order will be reconsidered today. Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/politics/30368952 -- © Copyright The Nation 2019-05-07 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking Thailand news and visa info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chang_paarp Posted May 6, 2019 Share Posted May 6, 2019 Looks like a changing of the troughs for some. I wonder how long the appointed term is for the senators? It seems to have been overlooked in most discussions. Probably till the next constitution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YetAnother Posted May 6, 2019 Share Posted May 6, 2019 2 hours ago, webfact said: as the junta chief readies senatorial appointments pitiful, the unelected appointing more unelected friends and neighbors and associates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thailand Posted May 6, 2019 Share Posted May 6, 2019 The fix well and truly in no shocks from the junta's EC today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesofa Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 3 hours ago, webfact said: MANY MEMBERS of the Cabinet and the National Legislative Assembly (NLA) who aspire to become senators are expected to resign soon, as the junta chief readies senatorial appointments for royal endorsement by the end of the week. It's just snouts out of one trough and straight into another, with hardly a day missed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justin case Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 I guess they all know what job will bring them the biggest salary + extra's anybody surprised that most of them are multi-million dollar millionaires on government salaries? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srikcir Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 4 hours ago, Chang_paarp said: I wonder how long the appointed term is for the senators? 5 years or about one junta-year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesofa Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 5 minutes ago, justin case said: I guess they all know what job will bring them the biggest salary + extra's anybody surprised that most of them are multi-million dollar millionaires on government salaries? IIRC a few years back wasn't there someone in power investigated for being 'unusually rich' and put it down to his wife being extremely frugal with the housekeeping money? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srikcir Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 5 hours ago, webfact said: Deputy PM Wissanu said yesterday that the junta and the government would meet today to discuss the revocation of orders and announcements originally issued by the junta, but were no longer considered necessary. About 50 of NCPO Orders were also passed into law by the junta-appointed NLA. Those orders initiated under Article 44 were intended to overrule existing administrative and legislative regulations, rules and laws. That means the next elected government will need the Parliament House majority to revoke or amend those NCPO-originated laws, regulations and rules. Otherwise, it will be as if the junta is still in power. That will be certainly so if the "elected" House majority is pro-military and especially with Prayut as PM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Loh Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 Looks like the upper house will be another branch of the military and will be further enhanced by the 6 reserved seats for the 6 military wings. Shades of Myanmar's constitution that reserved seats for the military in Parliament. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Lawrence Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 The Generals wise hand of reasoning. A movie plot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candide Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 They don't even try to hide that the Senate will be composed of Junta's puppets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greeneking Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 3 hours ago, bluesofa said: It's just snouts out of one trough and straight into another, with hardly a day missed. And it looks as though they have somewhere to meet. The new Members of Parliament will have nowhere to meet for years. As if it matters. The 'good' people will be looking after us. After looking after themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 6 hours ago, webfact said: Among the Cabinet members expected to be made senators are Deputy Prime Minister General Chatchai Sarikulya, Education Minis-ter Teerakiat Jareonsettasin, Deputy Prime Minister and Justice Minister ACM Prajin Juntong, Labour Minister Pol General Adul Sangsingkeo, Deputy Defence Minister General Chaichan Chang-mongkol and Natural Resources and Environment Minister General Surasak Karnjanarat. Is it me or does the word "general" crop up a lot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AhFarangJa Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 So blatantly corrupt it is an insult to anyone with even mediocre intelligence...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesofa Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 16 minutes ago, hotchilli said: Is it me or does the word "general" crop up a lot? They're probably assigned to General Duties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticky Wicket Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 1 hour ago, bluesofa said: IIRC a few years back wasn't there someone in power investigated for being 'unusually rich' and put it down to his wife being extremely frugal with the housekeeping money? Yeh she bought a load of bitcoins when they were $0.000000001 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrTuner Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 What do they get, a red rubber stamp with the garuda on top? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunderhill Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 7 hours ago, webfact said: for royal endorsement UNABLE TO COMMENT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timendres Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 7 hours ago, webfact said: In a related development, Deputy PM Wissanu said yesterday that the junta and the government would meet today to discuss the revocation of orders and announcements originally issued by the junta, but were no longer considered necessary. Some of these orders were issued as far back as 2014, he noted. I must admit that I did not see this coming. It was thought that the new government would be burdened with this task. Hopefully, this will be done prudently, and provide a small jump start for the new government. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocddave Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 7 hours ago, YetAnother said: pitiful, the unelected appointing more unelected friends and neighbors and associates The fact that this is allowed to happen should be more than enough reason for the Western Democratic countries to sanction them, stop the leaders from travelling in the Western World, and stop any further trade negotiations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocddave Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 1 hour ago, timendres said: I must admit that I did not see this coming. It was thought that the new government would be burdened with this task. Hopefully, this will be done prudently, and provide a small jump start for the new government. They'll discuss how to revoke "orders and announcements originally issued by the junta" if the Junta doesn't stay in power, if they do stay in power, business as usual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eligius Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 3 hours ago, Father Fintan Stack said: To think some believed that removing the checks and balances of elected administrations was all about corruption to begin with. I know, Father. I agree with your sentiments (above). Some people were ridiculously naive when the great reforming Year Zero commenced - and continued to be so for a long, long time (some still cleave to their naivety - or fascism). It is intensely infuriating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrTuner Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 1 hour ago, ocddave said: The fact that this is allowed to happen should be more than enough reason for the Western Democratic countries to sanction them, stop the leaders from travelling in the Western World, and stop any further trade negotiations. And that is something farangs can do their small part in. Spread the info, contact your own countries elected reps, vote with your feet. Every little bit counts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtoZ Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 7 hours ago, gunderhill said: UNABLE TO COMMENT! Have you seen the news section? Looks like half of the news can't be commented. What a lovely country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metisdead Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 Please use discretion in your references to the government. Phrases which can be considered as anti-coup will be removed. Referring to Thailand or the government as a dictatorship, military dictatorship or other such terms will be removed: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chama Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 Seems to indicate that although there is still concern that the theft of the election will bring public outcry they feel they need to award the snouts of those who supported the theft will deeper troughs from which to gorge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metisdead Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 Some inflammatory posts have been removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunderhill Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 23 hours ago, AtoZ said: Have you seen the news section? Looks like half of the news can't be commented. What a lovely country. Just looking is a crime against humanity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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