Reinstated PM Prayut shines a bright light on his govt's achievements
After learning that he can stay on as prime minister, General Prayut Chan-o-cha took the opportunity to highlight his government’s success in starting “unprecedented large-scale and integrated” development projects.
The reinstated premier said these mega-projects were key to ensuring the country’s progress and boosting the wealth of its people.
Prayut returns to work at Government House next Monday when he is scheduled to meet the new ambassadors of Kazakhstan and Australia.
In a Facebook post, Prayut said he respected the Constitutional Court’s decision to count his eight-year tenure from April 2017, when the current charter came into force.
Thanking his supporters for their good wishes, Prayut said he had spent his period of suspension reviewing his government’s achievements, especially key infrastructure projects that “will bring progress to the country and create a good future for our children and grandchildren”.
Those infrastructure projects include highways, railways, airports and harbours, he said.
“No other government had initiated or implemented such projects at such a large scale and in an integrated manner like this,” Prayut’s post read.
He added that history proves countries that have completed such mega-projects can leapfrog to prosperity.
“Once the projects we are doing are completed, our country will enter a golden age of prosperity. We are headed in the right direction and must work together to complete [the projects],” he said.
Government spokesman Anucha Burapachaisri also relayed Prayut’s thanks to his supporters for their encouragement and good wishes.
The government spokesman’s office also released Prayut’s work roster for Monday when he returns to office. The PM is scheduled to meet Kazakhstan’s Ambassador Arman Issetov at 1.30pm and Australia’s Ambassador Angela Jane Macdonald an hour later.
