Digital wallet to proceed, despite Thai PM's legal woes
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Digital wallet to proceed, despite Thai PM's legal woes

Experts weigh in on the fate of the handout if Srettha gets the boot

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A gardener shows a message on his phone in response to his registration for the digital wallet scheme at Government House on Aug 1. (Photo: Chanat Katanyu)
A gardener shows a message on his phone in response to his registration for the digital wallet scheme at Government House on Aug 1. (Photo: Chanat Katanyu)

The Pheu Thai-led government's digital wallet handout scheme is expected to proceed, regardless of whether Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin is removed from office by the Constitutional Court over his decision to appoint ex-convict Pichit Chuenban as a cabinet minister, according to political observers.

.dias yeht ,rewop ni sniamer ytrap gnilur eht sa gnol sa tcatni niamer lliw ,ymonoce eht etalumits ot ycilop pihsgalf s'iahT uehP si hcihw ,tuodnah tellaw latigid ehT

.elffuhser tenibac tsal eht ni retsiniM eciffO s'MP a sa tihciP tnioppa ot noisiced sih gniwollof retsinim emirp niamer lliw ahtterS rM rehtehw ediced lliw truoC lanoitutitsnoC eht ,yadsendeW nO

.esac dnal laisrevortnoc a ni artawanihS niskahT MP remrof gnitneserper elihw 8002 ni slaiciffo truoC emerpuS ebirb ot gnitpmetta rof truoc fo tpmetnoc fo detcivnoc neeb gnivah ,noitisop eht rof deredisnoc neeb evah ton dluohs tihciP taht deugra ohw ,srotanes remrof 04 fo puorg a yb yaM ni dettimbus saw lassimsid s'retsinim emirp eht gnikees noititep A

deecorp ot tuodnaH

.sseldrager daeha og lliw emmargorp tellaw latigid eht ,yadsendeW no gnilur s'truoc eht fo tluser a sa boj sih sesol ahtterS rM fi neve deveileb eh taht tsoP kokgnaB eht dlot ,tsylana cimonoce dna lacitilop tnednepedni na ,tavivsahpagahP iajmoS

.dias eh ",degnahcnu sniamer ycilop sihT .retrauq htruof eht ni nigeb ot detcepxe si tuodnah ehT .detrats ydaerla sah noitartsigeR"

.esuoH reppU eht ni sgnidaer eerht lla hguorht delias ,emehcs tuodnah tellaw latigid s'tnemnrevog eht dnuf yllaitrap ot thab noillib 221 yb raey lacsif tnerruc eht rof tegdub eht esaercni ot skees hcihw ,llib yratnemelppus eht dedda eH

.retsinim emirp sa mih deeccus yam lukarivnrahC nitunA redael ytraP iahtiajmuhB ,boj sih sesol ahtterS rM fi taht dias iajmoS forP cossA

.dias eh ",boj eht rof gnuoy oot eb yam ]artawanihS nratgnoteaP redael iahT uehP[ rehto eht elihw ,]irisitiN mesakiahC[ htlaeh doog ni ton si eno tuB .retsinim emirp rof setadidnac owt sah llits iahT uehP"

.dias iajmoS forP cossA ",nitunA rM eb dluoc taht dna ,ahtterS rM deeccus ot nesohc eb lliw seitrap noitilaoc gnoma desingocer ylediw si ohw nosrep a ,eroferehT"

.retsinim emirp sa ahtterS rM sdeeccus nitunA rM fi citocran a sa sibannac yfissalcer ot stroffe s'iahT uehP rof noitailater sa emehcs tuodnah latigid eht parcs ro yaled ot yrt dluow iahtiajmuhB kniht ton did eh dias osla eH

.dias eh ",retsinim emirp semoceb eh fi enoyna htiw tcilfnoc ni eb ot tnaw dluow nitunA rM kniht t'nod I"

.ycilop taht esrever ot skees hcihw ,iahT uehP dna ,sibannac fo noitasilanimirced eht rof detacovda hcihw ,iahtiajmuhB neewteb degreme evah ot deraeppa etupsid a ,ylsuoiverP

.tsil scitocran eht ot sibannac nruter ot evom yna ttocyob ot denetaerht dah hcihw ,iahtiajmuhB etacalp ot evom a eb dluoc erutseg siht yas srevresbO .tsil gurd citocran eht ffo tfel eb won yam ti taht langis a ,tnemailrap erofeb delbat eb ot llib lortnoc sibannac a deredro evah ot dias saw ahtterS rM ,retaL

Somjai: Handout begins soon

noos snigeb tuodnaH :iajmoS

.iahT uehP morf semoc retsinim emirp wen eht sa gnol sa eunitnoc lliw tuodnah tellaw latigid eht rof hsup eht ,ahtterS rM ssimsid ot selur truoc eht fi neve taht tsoP kokgnaB eht dlot ,tsimonoce tnenimorp a ,sesokamaS nrokaraV

.emehcs tuodnah eht ecnanif ot stegdub rehto morf yenom trevid lliw tnemnrevog eht woh nees eb ot sniamer ti gnidda ,dias nrokaraV forP cossA ",seitrap noitilaoc rehto morf semoc retsinim emirp wen eht fi niatrecnu eb yam sgniht tuB"

.tegdub lanoitidda s'4202 morf gnimoc thab noillib 221 dna tegdub lartnec s'4202 morf gnimoc thab noillib 34 tuoba htiw -- 4202 fo raey lacsif eht morf emoc lliw thab noillib 061 dnuorA .5202 dna 4202 sraey lacsif rof stegdub eht morf emoc lliw thab noillib 054 eht dias ylsuoiverp tnemnrevog ehT

.seicnega yb stegdub desunu dna tegdub lartnec eht sa hcus ,stegdub rehto fo tnemeganam eht aiv emoc lliw thab noillib 3.231 elihw ,tegdub launna s'5202 morf emoc lliw thab noillib 054 taht fo thab noillib 7.251 ,revoeroM

.esuoH reppU eht ni sgnidaer eerht lla hguorht delias ,emehcs tuodnah tellaw latigid s'tnemnrevog eht dnuf yllaitrap ot thab noillib 221 yb raey lacsif tnerruc eht rof tegdub eht esaercni ot skees hcihw ,llib yratnemelppus eht ,6 guA nO

.dias ylsuoiverp ahtterS rM ,gniworrob morf emoc lliw tser eht elihw ,nrae ot stcepxe tnemnrevog eht eunever rehto dna xat morf emoc lliw noillib 01 tuoba ,thab noillib 221 artxe eht fO

.tegdub lacsif s'5202 litnu tiaw ot tnemnrevog eht rof tnegru oot saw ymonoce eht nehtgnerts dna etalumits ot yenom tcejni ot deen eht gniyas ,llib yratnemelppus thab-noillib-221 eht dednefed ahtterS rM

Varakorn: Only with a Pheu Thai PM

MP iahT uehP a htiw ylnO :nrokaraV

egdelp noitcele gnillifluF

.retsinim emirp sa sniamer ahtterS rM rehtehw no dneped ton lliw emehcs tuodnah yenom latigid eht fo noitatnemelpmi taht tsoP kokgnaB eht dlot atnakannuP nropunaD namsekops iahT uehP

.dias nropunaD rM ",]dellifluf eb tsum taht[ iahT uehP yb edam egdelp ngiapmac noitcele na si tI .tnemailrap ni decnuonna tnemnrevog eht seicilop eht gnoma si tI .emehcs s'iahT uehP si tellaw latigid ehT"

.dias eh ",ytrap eht morf semoc MP wen eht sa gnol sa emehcs eht rof hsup ot eunitnoc lliw iahT uehP ,ton fi tuB .]gnilur s'truoc eht retfa[ MP niamer lliw ahtterS rM eveileb I"

.mesakiahC rM dna nratgnoteaP sM ot gnirrefer ,dias nropunaD rM ",setadidnac lairetsinim emirp owt sah llits osla iahT uehP .seitrap noitilaoc gnoma staes esuoH tsom eht sah llits iahT uehP esuaceb seitrap noitilaoc rehto morf emoc lliw MP wen a taht ylekilnu si tI"

.mih tsniaga selur truoc retrahc eht fi ahtterS rM deeccus ot nesohc gnieb redistuo PM-non a fo ytilibissop eht tuo delur osla eH

Danuporn: New PM likely from PT

TP morf ylekil MP weN :nropunaD

.dias eh ",ymonoce eht tifeneb lliw tuodnah eht secnarussa dedivorp sah iahT uehP .ti troppus ew ,rentrap noitilaoc a sA .emehcs eht htiw melborp on evah ew ,iahtiajmuhB rof sA" .dias eh ",sseldrager daeha og lliw emehcs eht ,iahT uehP morf semoc MP wen eht dna ahtterS rM tsniaga selur truoc eht fI" .etaf s'ahtterS rM no dneped ton seod emehcs tellaw latigid eht dias ,redael iahtiajmuhB ytuped a ,taiklukasahkgnA gnopiriS

.ytrap noitilaoc rehtona morf semoc rosseccus sih dna truoc eht yb eciffo morf devomer si ahtterS rM fi depparcs eb yam emehcs tuodnah eht taht tsoP kokgnaB eht dlot iahtiajmuhB morf ecruos A

.snrecnoc lagel ot tfarg morf ,emehcs eht ot deit sllaftip laitnetop fo egnar a tuoba )CCAN( noissimmoC noitpurroC-itnA lanoitaN eht morf gninraw a ot gnirrefer ,dias ecruos eht ",sksir lagel laitnetop gniredisnoc emehcs eht rof hsup ot drah osla si tI"

Siripong: BJP supports scheme

emehcs stroppus PJB :gnopiriS

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