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Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat will use Don Mueang airport as a temporary office from next week while protesters continue to occupy Government House. The newly-appointed prime minister yesterday visited the once-bustling airport on Vibhavadi Rangsit road. He expressed satisfaction after seeing his office _ formerly the airport's VIP lounge 1.
''My chair is comfortable and looks strong,'' said Mr Somchai after giving his new leather chair a try.
The nearby VIP lounge 2 will be used to receive his guests while the four remaining lounges will serve as his deputies' offices.
Next to his office block is a building with 33 rooms that once served as airline offices or meeting rooms for airport executives. They will be a new workplace for some 2,000 staff of the PM's Office, while a meeting room on the fourth floor will be for cabinet sessions. ''The room is not elegant and stylish, but it's clean and looks practical,'' Mr Somchai said.
Deputy Transport Minister Songsak Thongsri said the new cabinet would move into the buildings on Sept 23. However, next week's cabinet meeting will still be held at army headquarters so that cabinet members can officially thank the military for allowing them to use their offices for recent meetings.
The prime minister and cabinet have become somewhat nomadic since demonstrators led by the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) seized Government House on Aug 26.
The cabinet under former prime minister Samak Sundaravej approved an eight-million-baht budget to turn parts of Don Mueang airport into temporary offices.
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Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat will use Don Mueang airport as a temporary office from next week while protesters continue to occupy Government House. The newly-appointed prime minister yesterday visited the once-bustling airport on Vibhavadi Rangsit road. He expressed satisfaction after seeing his office _ formerly the airport's VIP lounge 1.
''My chair is comfortable and looks strong,'' said Mr Somchai after giving his new leather chair a try.
The nearby VIP lounge 2 will be used to receive his guests while the four remaining lounges will serve as his deputies' offices.
Next to his office block is a building with 33 rooms that once served as airline offices or meeting rooms for airport executives. They will be a new workplace for some 2,000 staff of the PM's Office, while a meeting room on the fourth floor will be for cabinet sessions. ''The room is not elegant and stylish, but it's clean and looks practical,'' Mr Somchai said.
Deputy Transport Minister Songsak Thongsri said the new cabinet would move into the buildings on Sept 23. However, next week's cabinet meeting will still be held at army headquarters so that cabinet members can officially thank the military for allowing them to use their offices for recent meetings.
The prime minister and cabinet have become somewhat nomadic since demonstrators led by the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) seized Government House on Aug 26.
The cabinet under former prime minister Samak Sundaravej approved an eight-million-baht budget to turn parts of Don Mueang airport into temporary offices.
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