An interim government to be formed no later
than September will work in conjunction with the National Council for Peace and
Order, which will continue to exercise power in a counterbalancing manner under
a temporary charter consisting of no more than 50 articles, the NCPO chief said
yesterday.
The
government will perform the administrative role of running the country, while
the NCPO will handle security, army commander and junta head General Prayuth
Chan-ocha said in his televised weekly address.
Occasional
joint meetings will be held when necessary, with advice possibly given to the
interim government by the NCPO with a view to its being put into action.
But
there would be "limitations" in the ad-hoc charter when it comes to
solving the numerous problems facing the country efficiently and quickly, he
warned.
"If
there are normal (democratic) solutions that are wanted by many sides put in
place in the covenant, then problems cannot be solved. The NCPO needs an opportunity
and the tools to work this all out," he added.
On the
question of reforms, which will commence after ongoing reconciliatory projects
are completed, a group of 550 people will be selected from all walks of life
and professions to work on 11 key problematic issues.
Another
group of 380 representing the 76 provinces, excluding Bangkok - five from each
province - will be nominated later, before they are cut down to 76.
The
group of 550 people and the 76 provincial representatives will then be reduced
to a total of 250 to tackle 11 groups of problems that have been identified.
The
conclusive general agendas from this so-called reform council will be forwarded
to the constitution drafting assembly and the interim legislative assembly to
promulgate a new permanent charter and relevant laws for future use, the junta
chief said.
As to
the reconciliation projects, Prayuth called on those with differing political
views to first "open themselves up" by learning to live with people
with opposite thinking.
"If
this cannot be done, there will be no going forward, even when reconciliatory
songs are played every day. If you don't open yourselves up, nothing can be
fixed. How can everyone live together from now on?" he said.
Prayuth
also talked about the NCPO's plans to overhaul state enterprises by setting up
a so-called 'Superboard' to work on several issues engulfing those agencies.
Issues
that need to be tackled include transparency, improvement of public services
without focusing on only making profits for themselves, financial stability for
certain loss-making agencies, and a master plan to prevent duplication of work
and financial extravagancy.
During
his address, he also expressed condolences over the recent rape and murder of a
young girl on a train by a State Railway of Thailand employee, and called on
the media not to feature provocative content or images in their coverage of the
case.
On
large-scale projects, including the water and flood-management schemes, the
general said this year's plan had been laid out, while the budget plan and
future projects for next year were being discussed, possibly with more
financial resources needed.
He said
the long-term and costly water and flood-management programme would be
incorporated into the 12th and 13th national economic plans, covering the next
five and 10 years, respectively.
Prayuth
also said the NCPO had travelled abroad to countries such as India and welcomed
visiting officials from nations such as Myanmar.
Thai
and Myanmar generals had discussed further bilateral cooperation in regard to
the accommodation of refugees on the border, and future repatriation with
refugees' human rights protected.
Other
issues discussed concerned the Rohingya people and an agreement not to aid or
shelter armed groups based in either Thailand or Myanmar, he said.
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