My good intentions will prove critics wrong: Nivatthamrong

“I don’t feel under pressure because I have been familiar with media professionals for years,” he said in reference to his experience in the management team of defunct iTV.
Nivatthamrong was the first newly appointed minister to report for work. He began his first day in office by paying respects to a Brahmin shrine atop Government House and a spirit house guarding the seat of government.
He said he was not worried about concerns that his past service in the Shinawatra business empire conflicted with his government work.
“I think my good intentions and job performance will prove my critics wrong,” he said.
Another minister, Woravat Auapinyakul, said he did not feel offended about his reassignment from the Education Ministry to the PM’s Office.
Woravat said the move was not a demotion, because he would be in charge of the budget, seen as the cornerstone of the government’s performance.
Deputy Agriculture Minister Natthawut Saikua arrived for work at 6.19am accompanied by a large entourage of red shirts, including Yoswarit “Jeng Dokjik” Chuklom and Worawuth Wichaidit.
“My first job is to resolve the problem of the natural rubber price,” he said, vowing to drive up the price to Bt120 per kilogram.
Natthawut said one of his priorities was to coordinate with relevant ministries in order to ensure the stability of farm prices.
He said that as a young minister aged 36, he was willing to consult and emulate his elders in doing his job.
He denied that he might have a difficult time working under Agriculture Minister Theera Wongsamut, saying he and his boss were native sons of Nakhon Si Thammarat.