Prawit ‘won’t accept salary’ after frequent absences
published : 2 Oct 2024 at 09:22
writer: Gary Boyle
ORIGINAL SOURCE/WRITER: Aekarach Sattaburuth
Palang Pracharath Party leader Gen Prawit Wongsuwon will not receive his MP salary and allowances because of his frequent absences from parliament, according to the party’s secretary-general.
Paiboon Nititawan said on Tuesday that Gen Prawit had written to the House to say he would not accept his salary and allowances from Oct 1 on.
Gen Prawit has promised to increase his presence there later.
The move is in response to complaints about Gen Prawit’s poor attendance record.
An investigation into the retired general’s absences has been approved.
A former spokesman for the Pheu Thai Party said Gen Prawit had attended only 11 parliamentary sessions since July 3 last year.
Gen Prawit, 79, rarely attends House meetings.
MPs receive a monthly salary of 113,560 baht as well as generous medical, pension and other welfare benefits.
Like Prayut Chan-o-cha, Gen Prawit lives in free housing at the 1st Infantry Regiment in Phaya Thai district of Bangkok.
Vocabulary
- absence: a period of time when a person is not present at work, at school, at home, etc. - ช่วงเวลาที่ไม่อยู่, ช่วงการขาดงาน
- allowance: an amount of money that someone receives in order to pay for the things that they need - เงินสนับสนุน
- attendance: the number of people who go to an event - จำนวนหรือผู้คนที่ไปเข้าร่วม
- benefits (noun): advantages you get from a situation; helpful or good effects, or things intended to help - ผลประโยชน์, ข้อได้เปรียบ, ผลดี
- frequent: happening often - เกิดขึ้นบ่อย
- House: House of Representatives - สภา
- move (noun): action -
- presence: the fact of being in a particular place, thing or situation - การเข้าร่วม, การมีอยู่
- rarely: not happening often - นานๆ ครั้ง, ไม่บ่อย
- salary: a fixed amount of money that you earn each month or year from your job - เงินเดือน
