Nirat Pongsitthithavorn transferred to DDPM

Matichon•Politics•1d ago

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Nirat Pongsitthithavorn has been appointed Director-General of the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation.

•Nirat Pongsitthithavorn was appointed Director-General of the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM).
•The announcement was made on August 25 at Government House.
•Nirat Pongsitthithavorn intends to resolve internal issues at the Department of Local Administration (DLA) before completing the transfer.

Overview

•On August 25 at Government House, Nirat Pongsitthithavorn spoke following his appointment as Director-General of the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM).
•Nirat Pongsitthithavorn stated that Nirat Pongsitthithavorn was not informed of the transfer in advance.
•Nirat Pongsitthithavorn expressed respect for the decision made by Anutin Charnvirakul, the Prime Minister in the capacity of Minister of Interior, and the Permanent Secretary for Interior.
•Nirat Pongsitthithavorn plans to manage account records correctly and send them to provincial offices, municipalities, and local administrative organizations to revoke appointments of those without qualifying scores.
•Nirat Pongsitthithavorn intends to perform an internal overhaul of the Department of Local Administration (DLA) and prepare a handover for the new Director-General.
•Nirat Pongsitthithavorn noted that the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) is the primary agency for criminal proceedings regarding local official corruption, coordinating with Police or the Department of Special Investigation (DSI).
•Nirat Pongsitthithavorn mentioned that cleaning up the Department of Local Administration (DLA) before moving is not easy, but Nirat Pongsitthithavorn will do the best possible.

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Key Entities

Person

Nirat Pongsitthithavorn(นิรัตน์ พงษ์สิทธิถาวร)

The Deputy Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Interior and Acting Director-General of the Department of Local Administration who was appointed Director-General of the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation.

Anutin Charnvirakul(อนุทิน ชาญวีรกูล)ℹ️

The Prime Minister and Minister of Interior.

Organization

Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation(กรมป้องกันและบรรเทาสาธารณภัย)

The department where Nirat Pongsitthithavorn was appointed as Director-General.

Department of Local Administration(กรมส่งเสริมการปกครองท้องถิ่น)

The department where Nirat Pongsitthithavorn served as Acting Director-General.

Ministry of Interior(กระทรวงมหาดไทย)ℹ️

The ministry overseeing the Department of Local Administration and the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation.

National Anti-Corruption Commission(สำนักงานป้องกันและปราบการทุจริตแห่งชาติ)

The primary agency responsible for criminal proceedings regarding corruption cases.

Department of Special Investigation(กรมสอบสวนคดีพิเศษ)ℹ️

An agency that may be assigned by the National Anti-Corruption Commission to handle cases.

Place

Government House(ทำเนียบรัฐบาล)ℹ️

The location where Nirat Pongsitthithavorn gave his statement on August 25.