Police Maj Gen Prayat Boonsri, a close aide of Chalerm’s secretary, Pol General Panupong Singhara na Ayudhaya, said the minister was taken to hospital after he complained of problems with his balance. Prayat said doctors drained excess fluid from Chalerm’s brain and he was likely to be discharged soon. He said Chalerm did not have an intra-cranial haemorrhage or bleeding, as reported by the media.