The Secretary-General of the Council of State clarified that oil trade contracts can be made without Cabinet approval and denied any discussions about separating the Ministry of Tourism and Sports.
On 9 March at the Government House, Pakorn Nilprapunt, Secretary-General of the Council of State, revealed that after Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, who is also Minister of Interior, convened a meeting to discuss managing the situation of rising global oil prices, there was no specific mention of sourcing oil from Malaysia. Regarding oil trade contracts, these can be executed directly without requiring Cabinet meeting approval.
When asked if the Prime Minister discussed the idea of separating the Ministry of Tourism and Sports, the Secretary-General of the Council of State stated that this was never mentioned; the discussions focused solely on oil matters.