first
meeting of the new "five rivers" group beginning work
on the new roadmap. (Photo by Seksan
Rojjanametakun)
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha says he may
need to remain
in power as long as the country is not at peace.
Gen
Prayut was speaking in parliament at Wednesday's
meeting of the so-called
"five rivers of power" -- the
National Council for Peace and Order
(NCPO), the cabinet,
the National Legislative Assembly, the Constitution
Drafting Committee and the National Reform Steering
Assembly.
He
said the country has moved on to the stage where the
NCPO is laying down
regulations in the lead-up to elections.
The NCPO has unveiled a time frame of
20 months to write
a charter, hold a referendum on it, enact organic laws and
organise a general election. As the NCPO proceeds with
the roadmap, there must
be no attempts to stir up sedition
or hatred, Gen Prayut said.
"Politicians do not have to be suspicious
of me. [The media]
writes every day that I intend to cling on to power.
I must
make it clear. If there is no peace and order,
I must stay on," he told
the meeting.
"If there are attempts to bring people out [onto the streets],
the movement leaders
will be dealt with first," he added.
The premier insisted the five rivers must
work together to
end the country's conflicts, and he urged political parties
to
join the effort.
Gen Prayut recommended the five rivers set
up a whip
panel to coordinate work. He urged them to study the
political
conflicts and compare them with those in other
countries so a solution could be
tailored.
The premier said he does not want to see the old methods
of tackling
administrative gridlock, including the staging
of coups, pave the way for
constitutional amendment.
Attempts
must be made to bring decent and capable people
into parliament, while younger
people must be allowed to
serve in positions of power, he said.
Those in power, he said, must focus on
taking care of
the people and boosting the country's competitiveness
rather
than on their populist policies.
The
essence is to guarantee equality of people under the
same law, Gen Prayut said.
According
to the prime minister, the government has tried
to end the political conflict
and other problems caused by
politicians, such as the debt-ridden rice-pledging
scheme.
Reforms must be undertaken by focusing on how the country
can move
forward, he said. The now-defunct National Reform
Council had put in place
crucial reform tasks, including
modifying outdated laws and drafting new ones.
Speaking about police reform, which isis one
on a long list
of reform priorities, Gen Prayut said the key to ushering in
change rests with how to ensure police officers enjoy
adequate welfare and be
proud of their duty of protecting
the public.
Turning to the budgetary system, he said
cost effectiveness
in state spending must be addressed with more state agency
integration to ensure more productivity, and that in future,
state agencies' performances
must be strictly evaluated.
Gen
Prayut insisted national reform must include aspects,
such as the law, to
ensure efficient combatting of smear
campaigns against the monarchy.
"Today they still haven'tstopped
[offending the monarchy],
" Gen Prayut said, adding:
"If they
continue, we will not tolerate it."
News,General,Bangkok Post , 29 october 2015.
In case the country is not in peace I agree that the
military
government should stay in the power for I believe they
aim
to make peace for the country.
Agree with the aim to boost
the country's competitiveness
and
avoid populist policies and the attempts must be made to
bring decent and capable people into parliament, while younger
people must be allowed to serve in positions of power also.
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