Cabinet lineup completed

"The vetting process should complete in one or two days," he said, hinting that the list of the 36 Cabinet members should be released Friday or Saturday.

Surapong refused to reveal the details of the appointments. Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej had the final say on the matter based lists of candidates submitted by the six coalition parties, People Power, Chart Thai, Puea Pandin, Ruam Jai Thai Chart Pattana, Matchima Thipataya and Pracharaj, he said.

He did not confirm or deny speculation that Samak had named a deputy defence minister.

He dismissed rumours that coalition parties had trouble in allocating the ministerial portfolio and that People Power was not in conflict with Ruam Jai Thai over the position of energy minister.

The Nation