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New cabinet sworn in before King

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Published: 2 Nov 2012 at 00.00
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The Yingluck Shinawatra administration's new cabinet appointees were sworn in before His Majesty the King at Siriraj Hospital yesterday.

His Majesty the King receives the newly appointed cabinet members to be sworn in at Siriraj Hospital yesterday. Prime Minister Yingluck led the new ministers to the ceremony. ROYAL HOUSEHOLD BUREAU

It was the second reshuffle of the Yingluck cabinet, involving 23 posts.

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jgriff
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Discussion 12 : 03 Nov 2012 at 00.2512
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(5) having been discharged for a period of less than five years before the appointment after being sentenced by a judgment to imprisonment, except for an offence committed through negligence or petty offence" - 2007 Constitution
The PTP want to change the constitution. Anyone want to bet this one does not go?
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Discussion 11 : 02 Nov 2012 at 13.2111
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the pm promote,STOP CORRUPTION,yet employs a man who has a criminal record and given a suspended jail sentence ,are we suppose to believe her words,or was it another publicity stunts,she clearly fails to address these key issue,to be a good model and serve the people with honesty
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Discussion 10 : 02 Nov 2012 at 12.4610
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'They also swore to be honest in conducting their ministerial duties for the good of the country and the people.'

I bet as soon as they hopped back into their cars they forgot those little promises.
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Discussion 9 : 02 Nov 2012 at 10.489
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Yingluck as been PM for slightly over a year and she is on her third cabinet. Obama is in his fourth year as President and only two people in his 15 person cabinet have changed. There is a lot to be said about appointing qualified, experienced people to begin with.
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Discussion 8 : 02 Nov 2012 at 08.408
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Would it be better to ask how many ministers in this government do not have criminal records or black marks against them, wops now there is a question I would like an answer to
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Discussion 7 : 02 Nov 2012 at 08.137
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Theres a reason why people with criminal records find it hard to get a job .Nobody trusts them .Why does the supposed government .
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Discussion 6 : 02 Nov 2012 at 08.046
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"They also swore to be honest in conducting their ministerial duties for the good of the country and the people." and "he was sentenced to two years' imprisonment ... for malfeasance". Good start Ma'am, it appears that swearing has little meaning for some. Truly sad, and then to know there are honest hard working qualified people, but then, they probably miss one qualification, "be a yes Dubai man".
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Discussion 5 : 02 Nov 2012 at 07.395
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"Mr Prasarn said Section 174(5) of the charter states a cabinet member must not have been sentenced to a term of imprisonment and he must not be appointed as a minister any sooner than five years after serving a sentence for a crime." Anyone who has been found guilty of any crime shouldn't be appointed to any government office, what precedence do you send to people about rule of law? Oh it okay as long as you are a member of the good old boy network. Pretty much anywhere else in the civilized world they wouldn't let a convicted criminal be a dog catcher let alone work in a government position. Welcome to Thailand!
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Discussion 4 : 02 Nov 2012 at 07.364
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D3@mitrapaap - remember also that cabinet ministers are not required to be a memeber of the governing (or even any) political party - so even if they cannot find enough candidates without doubtful records in their own party they can anyway look outside. Somehow I think PT actually do this on purpose to show everybody they do not care about what the law says or indeed what anybody else thinks
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Discussion 3 : 02 Nov 2012 at 07.053
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How many people does this party (Phuea Thai) have in their ranks? And they can't find enough people for some ministerial posts that have not been tried, imprisonend, sentenced, bailed out, etc. etc.

Well, that says a lot about the integrity of Phuea Thai and makes the swearing just a farce.
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