Thread: Udon Thani young governor engaged with TV star

Udon Thani citizens are celebrating the engagement of Governor Sayarm Sirimongkon with TV Channel 8 actress Fasai Kaewsawang.


“Udon Barnhao” Fan Page welcomes the good news along with many other local citizens, according to TV Channel 8.


Miss Fasai is a young star of TV Channel 8, which is popular among Thai and foreign TV viewers.


Governor Sayarm was born on April 30, 1974 and is the youngest governor in the country. He received a Master’s degree 2018 and served as the governor in Nakhon Phanom before getting the same position in Udon Thani.


Miss Fasai was born on Sept 1, 1994 and is now an actress for Thai TV Channel 8.

Udon Thani’s young governor engaged with TV star

Originally Posted by misskit

served as the governor in Nakhon Phanom before getting the same position in Udon Thani.

Why would he do that?

Originally Posted by panama hat

Why would he do that?

Do what? Serve as governor or move jobs?

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

Do what? Serve as governor or move jobs?

Being governor of two provinces, isn't it based on place of residence?

Having said that, I guess he can have moved

From the pix of the happy couple he looks like he is getting the better half of the deal!

Originally Posted by panama hat

Why would he do that?

A step down really. Maybe Miss Fasai's family lives in Udon.

^ Ah, that would make sense . . . I thought it was a step down. The power of female!

It is my understanding that a governor can serve a maximum of 2 x 2 year terms in any province. This policy is controlled by the Ministry of the Interior and is part of the way Thailand has been colonized by Bangkok. At one time all governors graduated from Chula or Thammasat, but that has probably changed.

The motive is that a governor staying any longer in a province may develop unhealthy, and lucrative, relationships with the locals; or even worse, a cult following.

Young governor?

He's 46 and she's 26.

Originally Posted by panama hat

Being governor of two provinces, isn't it based on place of residence?

Having said that, I guess he can have moved

As has (sort of) been pointed out, the Ministry of Interior appoints governors for all provinces except Bangkok.

The MoI giveth, and the MoI can taketh away.

Thanks SG and Harry . . .

Originally Posted by TheRealKW

Young governor?

He's younger than we are . . .

If you remember there was that governor of Chiang Mai who took exception to a cartoon about the annual toxic pollution that a local publisher put on her website and tried to open a criminal case against her that could have put her in nick for up to five years.

After every major news agency around the world got hold of it and ripped him a new one, Bangkok went through the usual "face saving" bullshit of her having to apologise to him but then promptly and quietly yanked him out and put someone else in the job.