During the first two days of Anutin's government policy statement, Suratin spoke last. Pakornwut protested Sophon, demanding facts on why Ramadan's images did not appear on the slides and whether there was an order behind it, before the chairman scheduled a new meeting today at 8:00 a.m.
On 9 April 2026 at the House of Representatives meeting room, 2nd floor, Parliament Building, during the joint parliamentary session No. 1 (the first ordinary annual session), the cabinet presented its policy statement to Parliament under Section 162 of the Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand.
Mr. Ramadan Panjor, a party-list MP from the Prachachon Party, addressed the southern border issues, affirming that the current situation is a domestic problem, not an international one like the Thai-Cambodian border. He questioned whether the government views citizens in the southern border provinces as equal to those in other provinces and urged the prime minister to strongly push for peace talks, noting past successes and recommending political leadership over military.
Subsequently, Mr. Pakornwut Udomphipatsakul, a party-list MP from the Prachachon Party, protested to Mr. Sophon Sarum, the parliamentary chairman, that many images from Mr. Ramadan's slides were not displayed in Parliament, and that there were sudden policy changes. He said this was unacceptable and demanded that Mr. Sophon explain why, as it was a forceful act without informing members. Mr. Sophon replied he did not know more than other members. Pakornwut then requested that Mr. Sophon clarify the next day if anyone had called the audiovisual room to order this.
Then, Mr. Suratin Picharn, an MP from the New Democracy Party, gave the final speech of the first day, expressing agreement with Anutin Charnvirakul’s government policies but raising concerns about social and cultural issues, particularly compensation for those who contributed to Thailand's development and those affected by government orders. He also mentioned peacebuilding at the borders, noting that the Thai-Cambodian border has calmed but problems persist at the northern border, where armed groups remain to protect drug trafficking and call center gangs. He urged security forces to push the Red Wa forces back.
After the debates concluded, Mr. Sophon ordered the session suspended at 2:18 p.m. and scheduled to resume today at 8:00 a.m.
