Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said he was in contact with coalition leaders and ministers and was preparing another dinner meeting to strengthen ties ahead of the upcoming censure debate.
Mr Anutin, who is also interior minister, told reporters that he spoke with ministers every week and had asked them to work and deliver tangible results.
He said he had recently spoken with Labour Minister and Pheu Thai leader Julapun Amornvivat and Agriculture Minister Suriya Juangroongruangkit about arranging a dinner, although no date had been set.
He stressed that dining together was not important, saying coalition partners discussed matters regularly by phone and he did not need to speak with every coalition minister.
Mr Anutin said the government must be prepared to answer all questions during the censure debate. He said its decisions had been made in the national and public interest and denied acting to benefit any individual. He said he would not be concerned unless he knowingly did something unlawful.
Mr Anutin also defended the government’s crackdown on scam networks, saying foreign security agencies had thanked Thailand for prosecuting cases and seizing assets linked to transnational technology-related crimes.
The Anti-Money Laundering Office was examining the seized shares and discussing with the courts how they could be transferred to the state or sold.
Asked about People’s Party (PP) list MP Rangsiman Rome’s question about whom he was reluctant to confront over asset seizures, the prime minister said: “Certainly not them, or Mr Rangsiman.”
Meanwhile, Mr Rangsiman said the opposition was still gathering evidence before deciding whether to seek a no-confidence debate against individual ministers or the entire cabinet.
He said talks would be held with opposition parties, including the Democrat Party and Kla Tham Party, to determine their positions and which ministers should be targeted.
The MP also called on House Speaker Sophon Zaram to remain neutral and alleged that efforts were already under way to make the no-confidence motion more difficult, but provided no details of specific actions.
He said the opposition would definitely use Section 151 of the constitution to seek a no-confidence vote during the current parliamentary session. A separate general debate without a vote under Section 152 remained under consideration.
The current parliamentary session ends on Dec 22.