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Varavuth Supports PM's Evaluation of Phuea Thai Ministers Amidst Falling Ratings

Varavuth Supports PM's Evaluation of Phuea Thai Ministers Amidst Falling Ratings

Matichon•Politics•14d ago

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Industry Minister Varavuth backs PM's push for ministerial performance review, stressing the balance between work and public communication.

  • •Industry Minister Varavuth Silpa-archa commented on PM Anutin Charnvirakul's plan to evaluate Phuea Thai ministers' performance due to declining poll ratings.
  • •Varavuth stated that the PM's call for evaluations is a positive step to motivate ministers.
  • •He emphasized the equal importance of working diligently and effectively communicating achievements to the public.
  • •Varavuth suggested that the media and the public should assess his own performance.
  • •The discussion took place at the Government House on July 7.

Overview

  • •On July 7, at 09:10 AM, at Government House, Industry Minister Varavuth Silpa-archa commented on the ongoing political discussions.
  • •Varavuth Silpa-archa stated that the Prime Minister's call to evaluate ministerial performance is a good thing in order to motivate ministers.
  • •Varavuth Silpa-archa believes effective communication is as important as working hard, stating that working alone without publicity is not beneficial.
  • •The statement comes in response to Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul's intention to evaluate the performance of Phuea Thai ministers due to declining poll ratings.
  • •Varavuth Silpa-archa suggested that to assess his own performance, one must ask the media and the public, not himself.
  • •Varavuth Silpa-archa indicated that he and other ministers work every day, including weekends, to serve the public.

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Key Quotes

นายวราวุธ ศิลปอาชา
"Communicating and publicizing to the public is equally important. Working alone without publicity is not beneficial. Conversely, if we only publicize and do not work, we would not want to be such ministers or politicians."
การจะเร่งสื่อสารประชาสัมพันธ์ให้กับประชาชนได้รับทราบก็เป็นเรื่องที่สำคัญพอกัน ทำงานอย่างเดียวแต่ไม่ประชาสัมพันธ์ก็ไม่เกิดประโยชน์ และในทางตรงกันข้ามถ้าเอาแต่ประชาสัมพันธ์แล้วไม่ทำงาน เราก็ไม่อยากจะเป็นรัฐมนตรีหรือนักการเมืองแบบนั้น
นายวราวุธ ศิลปอาชา
"I cannot answer this. We must ask the media, because we work every day, even on weekends. How the public sees it, we must ask the media."
เรื่องนี้ตนคงตอบแทนไม่ได้ คงต้องถามสื่อมวลชน เพราะเราก็ทำงานอยู่ทุกวัน วันเสาร์วันอาทิตย์ก็ทำ แต่ประชาชนจะมองอย่างไร คงต้องถามสื่อมวลชนมากกว่า

Key Entities

Person

Varavuth Silpa-archa(วราวุธ ศิลปอาชา)ℹ️
Minister of Industry in Thailand who commented on ministerial performance evaluations.
Anutin Charnvirakul(อนุทิน ชาญวีรกูล)ℹ️
Prime Minister and Minister of Interior of Thailand, who plans to evaluate ministerial performance.
Prime Minister(นายกรัฐมนตรี)
The head of the Thai government, who initiated ministerial performance reviews.

Organization

Minister of Industry(รัฐมนตรีว่าการกระทรวงอุตสาหกรรม)
The ministry led by Varavuth Silpa-archa.
Government(รัฐบาล)
The current administration in Thailand.
Bhumjaithai Party(พรรคภูมิใจไทย)ℹ️
A political party whose ministers are subject to performance evaluation.
Ministry of Interior(กระทรวงมหาดไทย)
The ministry also overseen by Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul.

Place

Government House(ทำเนียบรัฐบาล)ℹ️
The location where the Industry Minister made his statements.