Anutin questioned how it was known that Bowornsak was excluded from the Anutin 2 Cabinet list. He declined to comment on Pakorn replacing Bowornsak as Deputy Prime Minister, explaining that the Cabinets are different groups sharing only the same Prime Minister. He refused to answer about additional government measures following the surge in oil prices. Tags: [Anutin Charnvirakul, Cabinet reshuffle, Deputy Prime Minister, Bowornsak, Pakorn Nilprapunt, oil prices, government measures]
At 13:30 on 24 March 2026 GMT+7Tags: [time, date, Government House] Prime Minister Anutin CharnvirakulTags: [Anutin Charnvirakul, Prime Minister] gave an interview regarding the case whereTags: [interview, government] Deputy Prime Minister Bowornsak UwannoTags: [Bowornsak Uwanno, Deputy Prime Minister] was not listedTags: [Cabinet list] in the Cabinet lineup, orTags: [Cabinet lineup] the Anutin 2 Cabinet lineup.Anutin countered by asking how such information was known.Tags: [Anutin Charnvirakul, Cabinet lineup]
When reporters asked if he had spoken with Bowornsak, Anutin saidTags: [interview, reporters, Bowornsak Uwanno] "I have spoken with him as a colleague. Nothing special. Cabinets serve terms, but this term and the next happen to have the same Prime Minister. So they are considered different cabinets. There is no rule about who must stay or continue."Tags: [Anutin Charnvirakul, Cabinet terms, Prime Minister] He emphasized the distinction, stating that decisions to propose Cabinet members to the King follow procedures. The Prime Minister, as the proposer, must consider all aspects. It is not that one Cabinet carries over members to the next; such a thing has never happened.Tags: [Cabinet selection, procedures, Prime Minister] He reiterated that they are different Cabinets.Tags: [Cabinet, clarification]
Regarding the change toTags: [Cabinet changes] Pakorn Nilprapunt, Secretary-General of the Council of State,Tags: [Pakorn Nilprapunt, Council of State] becoming Deputy Prime Minister in charge of legal affairs, replacing Bowornsak, Anutin declined to answer and told reporters, "I'm leaving now." Afterwards, reporters tried to ask aboutTags: [Pakorn Nilprapunt, Deputy Prime Minister, legal affairs, Anutin Charnvirakul, interview] the rising oil pricesTags: [oil prices, economy] and whether the government had additional measures. The Prime Minister did not respond and immediately left the Government House by car.Tags: [government response, oil prices, Prime Minister departure, Government House]