▁Electric ity ▁Gener ating ▁Author ity ▁of ▁Th ailand , ▁when ▁he ▁proposed ▁a ▁more ▁user - friend ly ▁clear ing ▁of ▁power ▁b ills , ▁and ▁end ors ed ▁social ▁activ ists ' ▁and ▁groups ' ▁dem ands ▁to ▁cancel ▁several ▁project ed ▁power ▁plants ▁and ▁d ams . ▁ ▁Th ak sin ▁interven ed ▁and ▁transferred ▁Ch atur on ▁to ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Justice ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁In ▁this ▁capacity ▁he ▁created ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Special ▁Investig ation ▁( D SI ) ▁as ▁a ▁government - control led ▁special ▁unit ▁to ▁counter ▁the ▁influence ▁of ▁the ▁more ▁independent ▁jud ici ary , ▁pro sec ution ▁and ▁police ▁force . ▁Again , ▁he ▁had ▁to ▁struggle ▁with ▁resistance ▁from ▁the ▁b ureau cr atic ▁establishment , ▁and ▁again ▁Th ak sin ▁transferred ▁him ▁to ▁a ▁new ▁position : ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁Deput y ▁Prime ▁Minister , ▁over see ing ▁social ▁affairs . ▁ ▁In ▁this ▁capacity ▁he ▁was ▁present ▁in ▁public , ▁present ing ▁a ▁campaign ▁to ▁reduce ▁alco hol ▁consumption , ▁control ▁online ▁computer ▁games , ▁and ▁children ’ s ▁television ▁time . ▁Moreover , ▁he ▁was ▁task ed ▁to ▁deal ▁with ▁problems ▁in ▁university ▁ad mission ▁tests . ▁His ▁proposal ▁of ▁a ▁law ▁b anning ▁alco hol ▁commer ci als ▁on ▁TV ▁during ▁prime ▁time , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁locally ▁and ▁tempor ally ▁restrict ing ▁the ▁sale ▁of ▁alco hol ▁met ▁with ▁opposition ▁from ▁the ▁business ▁sector .