Last week, coup-installed senators convened in the corridors of power. When one senator tabled a motion for the virtuous council, I felt like we had travelled back in time to the Second World War. In 1939, the government of Field Marshal Plaek Phibunsongkhram issued cultural mandates to strengthen Siam in the context of the global war.
Senator Sirina Pavarolarvidya (upper right) reported on the progress of the national strategy and the country’s reform plan on August 23. Photo from Senate Channel.
It sought to reform the national culture to ensure its progress, discipline, and morality. But let me guess. The bid for a virtuous council is intended for internal politics. It is the last gasp of a declining regime that seeks to reverse the tide of history.
Senator Sirina Pavarolarvidya, the chairperson of the sub-committee on ethics, reported on the…
