Cabinet did not approve new permanent secretaries for the Industry and Energy ministries on 11 August, because a document was missing a page and the nominee could not be reached by phone. The PM has ordered the civil service commission to review the nomination rule. The PM and some ministers travel to Australia and New Zealand 17-22 August, so the appointments are unlikely to be decided before late August or later. For a Thai SME this is internal government administration: no change to permits, tariffs or budgets follows directly, so there is no action to take now beyond watching the Industry ministry's leadership.