Cabinet, NCPO jointly hold meeting on 'special agenda'
The Cabinet and the National Council for Peace and Order on Tuesday jointly held a meeting to acknowledge special agenda at the Government House at 9 am.
The agenda will be forwarded later in the day to the National Legislative Assembly (NLA) whips, who will notify the NLA president to convene a special meeting at 11 am.
The NLA meeting will also be broadcast live via media of the parliament and the government.
Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha refused to speak prior to the meeting, only nodding his head to confirm the joint meeting.
The NCPO member and head charter drafter Meechai Ruchuphan was also seen attending the meeting.
Prior to the meeting, Culture Minister Vira Rojpojchanarat gave away vocabulary handbooks on His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej’s Royal Funeral to media at the government house beat.
Researched and edited by the Fine Arts Department, the handbooks compile essential vocabulary in ranges of related occasions, for instance royal merit making and royal funeral, together with detailed explanations. The books are also available in e-book format via www.m-culture.go.th.
The Cabinet and the NCPO finished the meeting on special agenda at the Government House on Tuesday at 9.35 am.
Secretary-General to PM Gen Vilas Aroonsri, NCPO member and Meechai, and military chief were also seen leaving the Government Houses as the meeting was over.
Meechai refused to comment after the meeting, saying that the matter should be explained by Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha.
At 10.10 am, Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Gen Prawit Wognsuwan said that Vilas was assigned to forward the agenda to the National Legislative Assembly already.
Responsible authority should also pay an audience before royalty within a day or two, Prawit added.
