Royal Grace Approves New Cabinet Amid Constitutional Court Petition

Bangkok: The Prime Minister revealed that it was the royal grace that granted approval for the new cabinet. PM silent, no response, hoping the Constitutional Court will accept the impeachment petition, revealing that it is the royal grace of His Majesty the King, graciously approving the new cabinet, asking to wait for the process.

According to Thai News Agency, Ms. Paethongtarn Shinawatra, Prime Minister, chaired the weekly cabinet meeting, which today was moved up by 1 hour, starting at 9:00 a.m. It is expected that there will be a follow-up on the Constitutional Court's consideration of the petition of the Senate regarding the audio clip of a conversation with Samdech Hun Sen, President of the Cambodian Senate.

Before the meeting started, reporters tried to ask about his feelings and whether a war room had been set up to monitor the Constitutional Court's consideration of whether or not to accept the petition. The Prime Minister did not answer the question.

When asked about the royal command to appoint a new cabinet, the Prime Minister said, 'It is a royal grace,' and added that after this, the process must be carried out.

As for the question about the work plan of the Ministry of Culture, the Prime Minister answered briefly that "We have started to plan some." As for the question about the reason why there has not yet been an appointment of a Minister of Defense, the Prime Minister did not answer before walking up to Building 1.

Reporters reported that among the ministers who reported absent from the meeting today, only Mr. Pichai Chunhavajira, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, traveled to the United States to negotiate the tax issue with the US government since last night.

And at 2:00 p.m., the Prime Minister will chair a meeting to consider safety measures and tourism stimulation measures both domestically and internationally at the Green Room, Thai Khu Fa Building, Government House.