Govt may appoint PAD as advisers
The coalition government led by the Democrat party is expected to put forward the names of some People s Alliance for Democracy (PAD) core members to take the posts of advisers or secretaries to various ministers at the cabinet meeting Tuesday.Some of the likely candidates from the yellow-shirt group include Pichet Pattanachote as Public Health Minister Witthaya Kaewparadai s adviser, Samran Rodphet as Science and Technology Minister Kalaya Sophonpanich s secretary, and Praphan Khunmee as Deputy Minister of Commerce Alongkorn Ponlaboot s adviser.Deputy Prime Minister overseeing security and Democrat secretary-general Suthep Thuagsuban said the government will not single out people who are for or against the PAD, but it wants people who can help work with the ministers.Mr Suthep also rejected the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) s demand for the government to jettison Foreign Affairs Minister Kasit Piromya in exchange for the UDD to halt its protests during the Asea