New ministers selected for cabinet reshuffle

BANGKOK, 5 June 2010 (NNT) — Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva has announced that new candidates have been selected for the cabinet reshuffle, involving six to seven ministerial seats.

After attending a meeting with the Democrat Party MPs, Mr Abhisit said that the names of the new ministers would be sent to related units to complete the documentation before forwarding them to the Secretariat of the Cabinet for a qualifications review. The Prime Minister voiced confidence that the new ministers would be able to fulfill both their national and political duties.

However Mr Abhisit declined to comment on which ministries were involved in the shuffle, hinting that there were around six to seven positions. Meanwhile, a Puea Pandin MP for Udon Thani was seen at the Democrat Party headquarters, speculated to be discussing with the Prime Minister about the matter.