Fifth, the traditional power of the Thai bureaucracy must be weakened. The
legacy of the bureaucratic polity is gone. We are now living in an era of a capitalist
polity where the super CEO Prime Minister can exercise unlimited power over the
bureaucrats. The Prime Minister can transfer, appoint and promote anyone he
pleases. In Thaksin's words, "there is only one string to pull (sensae), and that is the
Prime Minister's string." The discretionary power of central and line bureaucrats is
gradually being eroded by the Prime Minister.