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PUBLISHED: 14 Sep 2024 at 06: 05

Trisak: Ex-classmate of Thaksin
Trisak: Ex-classmate of Thaksin

Gen Trisak Indararusmi, a former expert with the Royal Thai Armed Forces (RTAF ), and a former classmate of ex-prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, has been appointed as his secretary, according to Defence Minister Phumtham Wechayachai.

The visit of Gen Trisak, a part of Class 10 of the preparatory school for the military forces, comes inainte of Mr. Phumtham’s Monday announcement to actually begin work at the government.

Gen Worawit Chinanawin may be appointed Mr. Phumtham’s advisor, according to speculation.

The Defence Ministry does hold a festival of respect for the fresh defense minister, which will include inspecting a guard of honor and paying respects to sacred things.

After the meeting, he is expected to remain briefed by military officials and lay down policy recommendations for the armed forces.

Mr. Phumtham, who also serves as a deputy prime minister, stated on Friday that the monthly defense overhaul will be finalized as soon as possible.

He claimed that the conference was an introduction conversation and that it was a topic of discussion during a meeting with military officials on Thursday.

The minister reaffirmed his commitment to the proper procedures and to try his hardest to resolve any issues that might occur during the annual overhaul.

” During the movement of opportunities, whether it be at the Defence Ministry or somewhere, there will be guesswork, rumours and slander. It’s our duty to monitor and solve the issues carefully”, he said.

According to Mr. Phumtham, the state does n’t intend to interfere with military affairs but instead wants to encourage greater participation in promoting the common good.

Mr. Phumtham stated that the military forces may constantly serve their jobs, help ease people’s suffering, and defend the legal dynasty with him at the Defence Ministry.

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Buddhist temple aids terminally ill

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Apinya Wipatayotin writes that priests provide attention and instruction to bring peace to people ‘ final time.

Phra Ajarn Sanprach Panyakamo, the abbot of Wat Pa Noen Sa-Ard in Nakhon Ratchasima, talks with a last stage of life patient, sitting. The blind woman expressed her thanks to the abbot who guided her on how to go to a peaceful death. (Photo: Apinya Wipatayotin)
Phra Ajarn Sanprach Panyakamo, the bishop of Wat Pa Noen Sa-Ard in Nakhon Ratchasima, speaks with a final stage of life person, sitting. The blind girl thanked the priest for guiding her toward a peaceful death. ( Photo: Apinya Wipatayotin )

Wat Pa Noen Sa-Ard, a Buddhist temple in Nakhon Ratchasima’s Chok Chai neighborhood, has become known as a house for terminally ill patients who do not require aggressive medical treatment.

Through palliative care, monks assist last-stage patients in restoring their religious harmony while also teaching them Buddhist principles so they can dwell peacefully through the final year of their lives.

The approach promotes various strategies to improve patients ‘ quality of life and alleviate their physical and mental suffering, according to the World Health Organization’s ( WHO ) mission.

It is also in range with Area 12 of the National Health Act, which supports terminal-stage people ‘ moral right to refuse medical care.

Phra Ajarn Sanprach Panyakamo, leader of this Buddhist hospital care heart, said that a” great death” is what they try to achieve and the main route for this is “mindfulness”.

Under Buddhist rules, being conscious, restricted, brave, and persevering can assist an entity alleviate the pain and restore their wellbeing.

Interestingly, it is believed that taking one last breathing mindfully will allow peaceful departure from the world.

He compared this to modern medication, which even focuses on all aspects of fine health, from natural to psychological, social and spiritual.

The Department of Health has granted Wat Pa Noen Sa-Ard its certification as a common hospital providing preventative maintenance.

Monks and nuns, along with health staff from the state and participants, are taking care of 50 individuals, most of them weak, who reside at the service free of charge.

The Office of National Health Security ( NHSO ) has approved the temple as a public palliative care facility, but it has rejected the center’s request for financial support in the amount of 10,000 baht per case annually.

According to Phra Ajarn Sanprach, the heart has a predetermined control cost of 500, 000 ringgit per month, which is funded by donations.

He claimed that the center could n’t be considered for financial aid from the state due to the Health Department’s stringent requirements.

” We are no medical team, but rather priests who are helping individuals based on Buddhist methods”, he said, urging that the NHSO have more freedom in granting financial aid.

The task at one of the province’s institutions has decreased because of Wat Pa Noen Sa-Ard.

The Health Ministry aims to lower the cost of last-stage health care for patients receiving life support devices, according to Dr. Kriengsak Kruthakool, chairman of Chok Chai Hospital in Chok Chai area. This is done through a policy that requires that every state has at least one common hospice care facility.

Dr. Kriengsak recently told the media that the increasing number of bad people left unattended by their people at the hospital has been a significant burden, both physically and financially.

Wat Pa Noen Sa-Ard has, however, greatly improved the doctor because it assisted in bringing these abandoned people under its care.

According to the WHO, each year, an estimated 56.8 million people need preventative care, and the demand will grow as populations continue to age and conditions proliferate.

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People’s Party slams ’empty’ government labour vows

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Wants to change the maximum income right away.

PUBLISHED: 14 Sep 2024 at 05: 11

Sia Jampathong
Sia Jampathong

The criticism has called for the Pheu Thai Party’s guaranteed 600-baht minimum wage to be implemented while criticizing the government’s labor scheme for omitting initiatives to improve labor skills.

During Friday’s last day of a joint parliament sitting, Sia Jampathong, an MP from the People’s Party ( PP ), said labour was not included in the government’s 10 most urgent policies.

During the election campaign, Mr. Sia remarked that Pheu Thai’s main promises were about labor plan. The group promised to drive for a minimum income goal of 600 ringgit, a minimum income of 25, 000 ringgit for new graduates, and various forms of labour rights protection.

He questioned whether these were just bare promises to get votes.

” Other than the 10, 000-baht handout scheme, I have n’t seen the government fulfil any of its promises to the labour force. Are they just being caring of businessmen or have they forgotten? Mr Sia asked.

He claimed that the current labour minister has n’t done anything to assist workers in the last year.

Mr Sia even provided information showing 1, 519 companies had been closed down, resulting in 41, 103 persons losing their jobs.

This is not a government’s responsibility to create more work, the government has said. In fact, some factories have been shut down and employees fired without proper settlement or safety.

He even made reference to the lack of coalition promotion initiatives and the decrease in labor union membership.

Mr. Sia questioned Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra about the promised 400 ringgit minimum wage increase, which is supposed to be applied to all regions and organizations.

The authorities blames the income committee whenever there is criticism of the fixed income. But when there is compliments, it claims it as its own achievement”, he said.

Another Women’s Party MP, Sahassawat Kumkong, claimed that the government lacked a solid plan for developing labor knowledge to help new sectors like semiconductors and soft power.

Without proper planning and synchronization between policies, budgets and execution, the development of employment skills was shop, leading to bulk unemployment and a reliance on experienced unusual labour, he argued.

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‘Last line of defence’: Meet the ‘ lawyers’ who provide justice for all

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She insists, however, that her career as a defense attorney is not to evaluate her client. So when she stood up in court for the mother, she did n’t believe she was “on the wrong side of the room.”

” My job is to advocate”, she said. &nbsp,” If something, I was on the area that needed me most”.

She had a “breakthrough time” with her father as she prepared for this situation.

When he informed her that the work she was doing was an important one, she was on the telephone with him nine years later, sharing the difficulty of making claims for the event.

” It’s important for you to speak up on her behalf, because if you do n’t do it, then who will”? she recalls him saying.

She understood that her father was aware of the value of her job. ” I know it took nine years for him to get it, but I’m certain that others can get there as well, maybe … faster”, she says.

UNCONVENTIONAL LAW OFFICE TOO

Pro Bono SG even handles situations involving domestic violence and marriage, as well as legal cases.

And some of its attorneys work in one of Singapore’s most innovative law agencies: Two storage tanks located in front of Tian De Temple in Hougang, with the aim of providing pro bono legal service to the hinterlands.

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Commentary: Has Malaysia PM Anwar sold out over Ukraine?

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Basically, Russia had previously indicated that it supported Malaysia’s membership charge. However, Putin’s invitation to Anwar to the Kazan Summit gave its interests a new improve. The Malaysian prime minister said his presence did be” a major step toward our ultimate objective of joining the group.”

Malaysia’s participation at the summit of next month is unlikely to be granted instant membership because there is no initiation fee. But it is likely to be accorded the position of BRICS Partner, the antechamber for complete membership, possibly as early as 2025.

WESTERN RECORDS FOR GAZA AND UKRAINE

Anwar has changed his opinion of the Russia-Ukraine War because he has grown cynical about the West’s severe condemnation of Russia and its muffled response to Israel’s military activities in Gaza since Hamas ‘ invasion in October 2023.

Anwar has criticized the West, and particularly the United States, for no condemning Israel and continuing to provide the nation with weapons, as well as he has not only denounced Israel for the death of tens of thousands of Palestinians.

In Vladivostok, he not merely accused the West of being evil, but of applying double standards when it comes to Ukraine and Gaza. In comparison, he praised Russia for its approach over the issue and its long-standing assistance for Arab statehood.

Anwar’s sincere words of condolence are unquestionably true, but the Indonesian head has also made himself vulnerable to accusations of using double standards.

While he acknowledged that colonization was one of the factors of the Israel-Hamas issue and that Israel was responsible for the atrocities committed in Gaza, he made no mention of Russian imperialism in Ukraine and its war crimes committed in the nation’s occupied areas.

Anwar appears willing to overlook Russia’s crimes in Ukraine by seeking Moscow’s assistance for his political agenda in the World South and by highlighting the situation of the Palestinians in Gaza.

Ian Storey is a Senior Fellow at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute. This remark first appeared on the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute’s site, Fulcrum.

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IN FOCUS: Push for greater autonomy by Sabah and Sarawak is stronger than ever, but will they finally succeed?

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Some politicians, activists, and residents of East Malaysia have not been pleased with the long character of negotiations involving issues like position income, oil and gas, as well as the supply of national parliamentary seats, as well as what has been perceived as an increase in Islamization on the peninsula.

Peter John Jaban, a rights activist for Sarawak and Sabah, believes that the federal government lacks the capacity or willingness to make up for the “extensive financial and development costs” they have suffered over the past 60 times.

There has been a considerable delay since the conversations began on the recovery of MA63 privileges in 2015, with issues like the Sabah 40 % profit rights still unanswered, he told CNA.

According to Mr. Jaban, the federal government faces major difficulties in fully implementing MA63 because he believes that the country’s unique conception of a secular multicultural state has changed to one predominated by racial and religious diversity.

Political analyst Murray Hunter cited unease with multiracial Sabah and Sarawak, both, and malaise with Malay dominance in high civil service positions and a spiritually divisive convenience store chain incident as examples of these.

East Malaysian Bumiputeras made up only 3.1 % of senior management in the civil service in 2022, despite having a preference for them alongside the predominately peninsula-living Malays, according to an ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute report from 2023.

After one of the company’s outlets was discovered to be selling a pair of boots bearing the word” Allah,” which is revered as sacred for Muslims, in Perak, Pahang, and Sarawak in April, KK Super Mart outlets were targeted with petrol bombs in the area.

Sarawak received some of the most vehement criticism of how the affair had been morally politicized, with some of its politicians supporting the chain’s Sarawakian founder, who had apologized for the incident.

KK Super Mart and its provider were each fined RM60, 000 on July 15 for intentionally offending Muslims, despite the company’s founder and director and the supplier’s directors receiving a discharge that did not amount to an acquittal.

Mr Fabian Wong, the retired Singaporean infantry officer, said:” Sarawak’s main priority is freedom of religion. Any fanaticism is never welcome. Sarawak is pleased with its cooperation and wishes to keep it that way.

Another Sarawakian Aziz Ali, 61, agreed, noting that Malaysia has for years practised a “one Malaysia” multicultural principle, but in recent years mainland politics seemed to greatly play up issues of race, nobility and spirituality.

Dr. Johan Arriffin Samad, a political observer, also made a point about the controversy surrounding the use of the word” Allah” after it was mentioned in Malay-language books and religious books by indigenous Christians in the Malay states, which sparked outcry on the coast.

Malaysia’s Malay rulers had decided that the word” Allah” cannot be used by non-Muslims in the peninsula, while conditional usage is allowed in Sabah and Sarawak.

” These are some instances that affect Sabah and Sarawak, both of whom complained about it. People are frightened of this kind of thing”, said Dr Johan.

More escalation in Malaysia’s Islamization, according to Mr. Hunter, could “push Sabah and Sarawak absent little quicker.”

Given that the prime minister is attempting to secure the help of Sabah and Sarawak to “keep the government up,” he added that Mr. Anwar would be “very delicate” to these problems.

According to Mr. Hunter, “his intuition is telling him that he needs Sabah and Sarawak to get and get a second term up.”

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Like singer picking ‘wrong song’, but vitriol at breaker Raygun unwelcome says sport’s Singaporean chief

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Earlier this month, 37-year-old Gunn was crowned the country’s number one woman breakdancer by WDSF.

The ranks were based on four major performances within the previous 12 times, said the WDSF on Wednesday.

But with few standing events held between December 2023 and the Olympics, “many runners have just one opposition effect contributing to their ranking”, the league explained.

Gunn won the Oceania Continental Championship in that interval, earning her 1, 000 ranking positions.

Chinese B-girl Riko’s succeed at an occasion in Hong Kong in December even gave her 1, 000 items.

But the WDSF said Gunn’s final win carried more weight, so it awarded her the best position.

” INVIGORATED” BY PARIS

Looking up at the Paris Games which concluded past fortnight, Tay said splitting rose to the occasion, and pointed to the” huge amount of skill, strength, and strength” of the players.

” The entire world today comprehends what a distinctive and vibrant contrast to the Olympic Games is,” he continued.

For Tay, there’s also a” gold lining” in the reaction from certain rooms over Gunn’s displaying.

” This season provided untold information about our sport’s participation in the Olympic Games,” said one journalist.

It is our heartfelt hope that some of them will have been piqued much to learn more before, he said, “being piqued by what they saw.”

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Commentary: Gifted students in focus, but what about those with learning difficulties?

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THE OTHER END OF THE SPECTRUM

According to the American Psychiatric Association, it is estimated that 5 per cent to 15 per share of school-age children worldwide have a learning problem, impacting their skills in reading, writing, or mathematical. Of these, around 80 per share have dementia, characterised by distinct reading difficulties.

In Singapore, 6.9 per cent of students in conventional primary and secondary schools, or around 27, 000 students, are reported to have special educational needs ( SEN). This includes, but is not limited to mild autism, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder ( ADHD ) and dyslexia and hearing loss.

If we take into account children who do not have proper symptoms, it would not be surprising if the real number is higher.

There is a pressing needed to tackle the help for these individuals.

For instance, individuals with dementia struggle with being misunderstood as having reduced intelligence or carelessness, but they really have a specific learning difficulty that affects speech control. Some dyslexic children are very smart and creative, but they have trouble with reading, writing, and writing because of their neural situation.

Individuals with ADHD struggle with forgetfulness and restlessness, which can prevent intellectual efficiency and lead to chronic underachievement. They usually face more challenges, including stress, depression and conduct disorders. These disorders can have lifelong consequences on a person’s social and emotional development.

In many of the students I’ve treated, I’ve witnessed how their personal and educational struggles, coupled with regular scoldings from parents and teachers, you weaken self-esteem, creating a vicious cycle where weak self-perception more impacts school performance and behaviour.

One of my individuals, a Primary 6 kid, would constantly scream in disbelief because he was so stressed out and irritable not to concentrate enough to finish his homework. Whenever that happens, it is heartbreaking for his family to see.

In my counseling sessions with other patients, I use this tale to illustrate the effects of neglected issues on a child’s mental well-being.

Social issues only make things worse, as learning disorders can make it difficult for children to keep good peer relationships, leading to loneliness and, in some cases, associations with criminal peers, which could lead to conduct disorders and aggressive behavior.

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German naval ships sail into sensitive Taiwan Strait

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Der Spiegel, a European magazine, reported the planned voyage for the first time next week, but European defense officials did not confirm the details right away. The Taiwanese foreign government stated on Tuesday that it “applauds and affirms Germany, along with the US, Canada, and the Netherlands, for taking stepsContinue Reading

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Paetongtarn: Controlled by Thaksin?
Paetongtarn: Controlled by Thaksin?

Observers speculated that Pheu Thai might not have considered the consequences of disbanding Gen Prawit Wongsuwon’s group under the leadership of Capt. Thamanat Prompow while sidelining the Palang Pracharath Party ( PPRP ) leader’s ( PPRP ) faction from the coalition.

The conflict between the group leader and former PPRP secretary-general Capt Thamanat is seen as beyond maintenance and has potential repercussions for Pheu Thai.

According to the spectators, the scattered PPRP has officially initiated a spacecraft into Capt Thamanat’s alleged connections with a group “outsider”, a guide to Thaksin Shinawatra, who is widely regarded as Pheu Thai’s de facto leader.

Capt Thamanat is accused of allowing an observer to stifle the interests of the group, leading to heavy groups within the organization.

He and his group of at least 20 PPRP MPs have severed relations with the group and joined Paetongtarn Shinawatra’s state. Gen Prawit has been drawn into the opposition station as a result of this issue.

Thaksin is believed to be behind Pheu Thai’s decision to eliminate Gen Prawit’s party from the fresh partnership.

The former prime minister’s office minister, who is the father of Ms. Paetongtarn, believes Gen. Prawit orchestrated a group of former lawmakers ‘ complaint to the Constitutional Court to nominate ex-convict Pichit Chuenban as prime minister’s office secretary.

Pheu Thai MPs apparently reacted badly to Gen Prawit’s absence from the vote to elect Ms. Paetongtarn as prime minister and the vote to elect Mr. Srettha next month.

According to Olarn Thinbangtieo, a social science professor at Burapha University in Chon Buri state, the investigation into Capt Thamanat and the outside intervention in PPRP politics is shaping up to be an intriguing growth.

Despite the catastrophic split, Capt Thamanat and his team chose not to be expelled, which is probably why the PPRP chose to do so. They would have been able to resign as MPs after being exposed, which would have allowed them to form a new group.

The PPRP is alleged to favor it this way. Capt Thamanat has the option of either leaving the party and losing his MP position. Starting might suggest that he is allowing a party-run individual like Thaksin to control things.

” With him around, the PPRP you take action against Capt Thamanat, Thaksin and the ruling party, “he said.

According to his involvement in state affairs, Thaksin is widely perceived as a risk to the authorities led by his own daughter.

According to Mr Olarn, one damning accusation filed with the Election Commission (EC ) on Aug 19 by an anonymous individual, could deal a fatal blow to Ms Paetongtarn, similar to what befell Mr Srettha.

The major partnership party, according to the complaint, has allowed itself to continue to be influenced by Thaksin, who is not a member of the coalition.

It is against the law for a person who is not a part to command, dominate, or direct a democratic party’s activities in a way that causes the group or its members to get directly or indirectly influenced, according to the natural laws governing political parties.

When senior partnership figures met with Thaksin on August 14 to explain the appointment of a new prime minister to replace Mr. Srettha and the formation of a new Pheu Thai-led state, Thaksin’s reported disturbance was demonstrated at his Ban Chan Song La mansion in Thon Buri.

The conference proceeded without her because Ms. Paetongtarn apparently was traveling abroad on a study trip that day. Critics claimed that Thaksin appeared to be picking a prime governmental member.

The Constitutional Court made the decision to replace Mr. Srettha as prime minister due to Pichit’s visit shortly after the conference. Previous attorney-general Chaikasem Nitisiri will be the candidate for prime minister after the meeting, with a ballot set for two days later.

But, in a last-minute shift, Mr Chaikasem was dropped and Ms Paetongtarn was put up by the group’s executive council and Members. The candidates for the top job were Ms. Paetongtarn’s professionals and MPs.

The analyst predicted that the government may be hit with a rough journey beset by excessive factors as a result of many petitions filed against Pheu Thai and Ms. Paetongtarn. The only thing it can do is hoff on the best and pray that it wo n’t fall in the near future.

When unification is tested.

Alliance parties have splintered as a result of politicians fighting for the desired cabinet posts, and observers believe the division may have been the result of vindictive intrigue.

Prawit: Harbouring PM interests?

Prawit: Harbouring PM interests?

Three events have experienced rifts within their particular rates, and it all has to do with the Paetongtarn Shinawatra administration’s campaign for government positions.

The parties in question– Palang Pracharath ( PPRP ), United Thai Nation, and the Democrats– have experienced rifts of varying degrees. The PPRP, the once-mighty giant in the Prayut Chan-o-cha state, finds itself on the verge of disintegration now that the government establishment is over.

The parties had been battling for a while before the Constitutional Court appointed Srettha Thavisin as prime minister on August 14; according to the spectator, injuries had started to develop.

Ms. Paetongtarn, the head of the decision Pheu Thai Party and the youngest child of Thaksin Shinawatra, has been appointed to replace Mr. Srettha. She commands a lot of respect from Pheu Thai members and is accused by some as the puppet master of Ms. Paetongtarn, who is socially inexperienced.

Many people were persuaded that the coalition’s development would be a quiet affair and that a fresh batch of ministers would be in place in no time.

But, word of the PPRP’s demise soon emerged when it was revealed that party secretary-general Capt Thamanat Prompow and party leader Gen Prawit Wongsuwon were reportedly in disagreement over who the party would select for government positions.

According to insiders, Ms. Paetongtarn would give the group’s four government positions under the Srettha authorities, including those held by Phatcharavat Wongsuwan, Gen Prawit’s younger brother, crops, held by Capt Thamanat, Santi Promphat’s assistant public health blog, and the deputy agriculture minister position held by Atthakorn Sirilatthayakorn.

However, a political source claimed that rumors that Gen. Prawit might be attempting to win the presidency had stung Pheu Thai.

Capt Thamanat, who has close ties to Thaksin and did not want to upset Pheu Thai, was also reported to be irritated.

Additionally, it is said that Gen. Prawit was also said to have written to Pheu Thai to let him know that the PPRP wanted to reinstate its four cabinet members under Ms. Paetongtarn.

Capt. Thamanat’s alleged redness resulted from his indiscretion when he received the letter.

Capt. Thamanat’s decision to leave the party with someone he used to hold dear in high regard, for whom he had sacrificed everything in the past, seemed to indicate a rift with Gen. Prawit.

It was reported Capt Thamanat’s PPRP faction had planned to put up its own ministerial candidates, comprising either Capt Thamanat’s brother, Akara, or Narumon Pinyosinwat, leader of the Kla Dharma Party, who has been closely linked to Capt Thamanat since they served in the Prayut cabinet together.

Soon afterward, it became clear that Pheu Thai had retained the Thamanat group of 20 PPRP MPs in the coalition and had expelled the 20-MP Prawit faction. Pheu Thai cited Gen Prawit’s alleged aloofness and indifference to the party as examples. He did not turn out to support Mr. Srettha or Ms. Paetongtarn becoming prime minister in parliament.

The 25-MP Democrat Party from the opposition bloc has filled the void left by the Prawit group.

However, the Democrats– whose leader Chalermchai Sri-on landed the natural resources and environment minister portfolio, and secretary-general Dech-it Khaothong the deputy public health minister post– were also embroiled in an internal conflict.

A few veteran MPs led by former party leader Chuan Leekpai vehemently opposed joining the Pheu Thai-led coalition, which created a rift in the Democrats.

The Democrats and Pheu Thai have been archrivals with ideologies and policies that are worlds apart, according to opponents, who claimed the party should not have even considered joining the coalition.

In response to Pheu Thai’s futile request for a blanket amnesty for Thaksin, who was in self-imposed exile escaping justice handed down by the Supreme Court in the Ratchadaphisek land case, Suthep Thaugsuban, a former deputy leader of the Democrat Party, spearheaded the large protests against the Yingluck Shinawatra administration back in October 2013.

In the months that followed, the protests morphed into the People’s Democratic Reform Committee ( PDRC ) movement heaping pressure on the Pheu Thai-led government to quit. In May 2014, the National Council for Peace and Order, led by Gen Prayut, orchestrated a coup that toppled the administration.

Leaders of the Democrat Party, who were given several A-list cabinet positions in the Prayut administration, are now having trouble coming up with justifications for their choice to join the Paetongtarn cabinet.

The other faction responded by saying the board had given Mr. Chalermchai the sole authority to decide the matter, while the Chuan camp insisted on that the party must first obtain approval from its executive board before joining the government.

Later, the board gave the party a formal welcome by joining the coalition.

Meanwhile, the UTN had for weeks been unable to settle on its list of prospective cabinet ministers. At the centre of the storm was party secretary-general Akanat Promphan who was reported to be replacing Pimphattra Wichaikul, a young UTN stalwart, as industry minister. That speculating has now established its truth.

However, Mr Akanat, who co-led the PDRC, came under attack, mainly from the party’s own yellow-shirt supporters, after it emerged that he had testified in the course of an investigation into the lese majeste case involving Thaksin.

Despite the fact that Mr. Akanat had not confirmed them, many supporters expressed disappointment over reports that Mr. Akanat may have made statements in Thaksin’s defense.

Still, some supporters slammed the alleged testimony as inexcusable.

All three parties, according to the observer, have one thing in common: they once appeared to have been in an unstoppably antagonistic relationship with Pheu Thai and Thaksin.

The observer was curious about whether the cabinet formation, which Ms. Paetongtarn had the final say, could have been used as a pretext to deepen internal rifts to the extent that it would devastate the parties involved.

The observer questioned whether Pheu Thai’s strategy for causing the parties to emasculate or even disintegrate be effective.

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