PM Prayut satisfied with overall economic situation, calls for cooperation

[webfact]

PM Prayut satisfied with overall economic situation, calls for cooperation

 

 

BANGKOK, 30 October 2017 (NNT) - The Prime Minister, Gen. Prayut Chan-o-cha, said he is satisfied with Thailand's overall economic situation, and has called on all parties to cooperate with the government to make positive changes. 

Gen. Prayut said the Thai economy has improved since the government came to power in 2014, confirming that all processes will be in line with the government's roadmap. He insisted that the general election date announcement was not the only factor contributing to the economic growth, as investors already have the confidence in the country. 

However, the Prime Minister said it is important to create an economic balance in every dimension, including spending and purchasing powers, investments from public, private and foreign sectors, and exports. 

The Prime Minister said investments and exports will likely improve continually, so it is necessary to focus on solving the problems of low-income earners. 

He went on to say that the government has never abandoned the people. He said economic stimulus measures and measures have been implemented to relieve their financial burden, but time is needed to see concrete results. 

Gen. Prayut has called on the people to understand and cooperate with the government to develop themselves, fine-tune their ways of thinking, increase their performance output and reduce unnecessary cost for rapid changes.

 

-- nnt 2017-10-30

[colinneil]

The PM says he is satisfied with the overall economic situation.

Rephrase that to mean, i am satisfied i am getting enough money out it the situation.

[gk10002000]

It is easy to be satisfied, when there are no repercussions if things are not well.  I am sure has assured himself of a very large pension no matter what happens or how long he keeps himself in charge

[steven100]

27 minutes ago, webfact said:

it is necessary to focus on solving the problems of low-income earners. 

Very good priority.  Khun Prayuth is addressing the serious issues as priority, such as the flooding in the north, and now the poor.

This government is doing the correct things with Thailand and it is focused on continued economic stability.

Of coarse there are the farang expats who are not happy with Thailand and the Junta's progress, however they will whinge and whine all day long so you can never please some folks.  It must be sad living in a place you don't like or don't like the way it's governed.  Better to leave and go to Laos or somewhere you can be happy.

[gk10002000]

Boy, that speech is loaded with more elements of fallacious reasoning than I have seen in a long time. It should be presented as a class example for a case study

[wow64]

Khun here has never abandond the people. But if the economy fails it's your fault not mine. 

Edited October 30, 2017 by wow64

[geriatrickid]

25 minutes ago, steven100 said:

Very good priority.  Khun Prayuth is addressing the serious issues as priority, such as the flooding in the north, and now the poor.

This government is doing the correct things with Thailand and it is focused on continued economic stability.

Of coarse there are the farang expats who are not happy with Thailand and the Junta's progress, however they will whinge and whine all day long so you can never please some folks.  It must be sad living in a place you don't like or don't like the way it's governed.  Better to leave and go to Laos or somewhere you can be happy.

 

Please be more specific. By that, I am asking you to provide  some actual examples of how the General Prime Minister has dealt with flooding in the north because the flooding situation is unchanged from last year and the year before and the year etc. It's lovely that this is a "priority". However, what exactly has changed? Do you understand why there is flooding in Thailand? I don't think so,. Here are some hints;  Monsoon season; Building in high risk flood zones; Blocking of  natural drainage ; Destruction of the water shed including the destruction of forest lands in protected  zones, Inappropriate damming and water release activities upstream courtesy of China and its vassal state Laos; and Failure to maintain drainage systems.

 

what exactly has been done to  help the poor? Are you  blind to the fact that child poverty has increased, that personal debt has increased and that there are more people  living below the established poverty line than 5 years ago?  So please explain what the General Prime Minister has done aside from collect tax from me.

[coulson]

38 minutes ago, steven100 said:

Very good priority.  Khun Prayuth is addressing the serious issues as priority, such as the flooding in the north, and now the poor.

How?

 

 

[coulson]

Prayut is satisfied, what about the other 64,999,999 people?

[Bob12345]

23 minutes ago, coulson said:

Prayut is satisfied, what about the other 64,999,999 people?

Who gives a rats *ss?

 

The golden rule:

the one with the gold makes the rules.

 

The 99.9% can't vote, can't protest, can't give themselves amnesties....

Edited October 30, 2017 by Bob12345

[coulson]

26 minutes ago, coulson said:

How?

 

 

Steve, you're funny. You react to a post without acknowledging at all it was a question to you.

 

Please demonstrate any effective flood prevention measures that were initiated and actualized since 2014 (canal dredging was only done on royal order)

 

Also please indicate how the economic situation has improved since 2014 with household debt the highest it has ever been.

Edited October 30, 2017 by coulson
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[jesimps]

1 hour ago, steven100 said:

Very good priority.  Khun Prayuth is addressing the serious issues as priority, such as the flooding in the north, and now the poor.

This government is doing the correct things with Thailand and it is focused on continued economic stability.

Of coarse there are the farang expats who are not happy with Thailand and the Junta's progress, however they will whinge and whine all day long so you can never please some folks.  It must be sad living in a place you don't like or don't like the way it's governed.  Better to leave and go to Laos or somewhere you can be happy.

A junta is a junta is a junta.

 

There are always idiots  who egg-on the bully boys.

 

Remember, bullies prosper only because fanboys encourage them, and they are always loathed by the majority.

[steven100]

2 minutes ago, jesimps said:

A junta is a junta is a junta.

 

There are always idiots  who egg-on the bully boys.

 

Remember, bullies prosper only because fanboys encourage them, and they are always loathed by the majority.

It's alot better than before.

[Cadbury]

PM Prayut yet again sounding like a snake-oil salesman from the Kickapoo Indian Medicine Company.

He glibly talks of election dates and economic growth, investor confidence with a few buzz words thrown in like "government's road map", "economic balance" and "economic stimulus". He has compassion for the low income earners and is happy to visit the farming folk and help them by kissing a few frogs.

All of this junta promo doublespeak while the GDP percentage growth of Thailand doesn't come close to that of some of it's neighbours. Military weaponry is their top priority and that hardly makes the economy grow.

[ezzra]

Errrr, what else can he say? that the economy is not good?

the nature of unelected junta leaders is to say what the people

wants to hear and the hell with the truth, after all one man's truth

is another fantasy....and who's to say otherwise?....

[wakeupplease]

1 hour ago, steven100 said:

Very good priority.  Khun Prayuth is addressing the serious issues as priority, such as the flooding in the north, and now the poor.

This government is doing the correct things with Thailand and it is focused on continued economic stability.

Of coarse there are the farang expats who are not happy with Thailand and the Junta's progress, however they will whinge and whine all day long so you can never please some folks.  It must be sad living in a place you don't like or don't like the way it's governed.  Better to leave and go to Laos or somewhere you can be happy.

Help

Can someone please tell me why I felt so sick and threw up when I got to reading this post?

[yellowboat]

10 minutes ago, steven100 said:

It's alot better than before.

For the elite and entitled it is.  The highly innovative people are not looking at Thailand anymore.  Lousy and unclear immigration policies, business hassles and the fact China has more freedom with the regards to use of technology than Thailand does.  Sadly, the Thai government has always failed the Thai people. 

 

 

[YetAnother]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

Gen. Prayut has called on the people to understand and cooperate with the government to develop themselves, fine-tune their ways of thinking, increase their performance output and reduce unnecessary cost for rapid changes.

guy needs a new speech-writer; one who can communicate

[cmsally]

Just how has it got better ??

 

Household debt hits highest in 8 yrs

 

 

[hansnl]

2 hours ago, gk10002000 said:

Boy, that speech is loaded with more elements of fallacious reasoning than I have seen in a long time. It should be presented as a class example for a case study

Like all political speeches, including those made in your own country by your "own" politico's, they leave a huge amount of things open.

However, thing is, this government in fact is not doing badly.

[Eric Loh]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

PM Prayut satisfied with overall economic situation

How so. Compare pre and post coup, there should be a lot of dissatisfaction. GDP, revenue collection, budget deficit, treasury reserves, domestic consumption, FDI were much much better pre coup. No concerns for him as he is not accountable to the people and he has amnesty. 

[jayboy]

2 hours ago, steven100 said:

Very good priority.  Khun Prayuth is addressing the serious issues as priority, such as the flooding in the north, and now the poor.

This government is doing the correct things with Thailand and it is focused on continued economic stability.

Of coarse there are the farang expats who are not happy with Thailand and the Junta's progress, however they will whinge and whine all day long so you can never please some folks.  It must be sad living in a place you don't like or don't like the way it's governed.  Better to leave and go to Laos or somewhere you can be happy.

Why do you address your uninformed if insolent remarks to farangs only.Their opinions are in any event unlikely to be of much influence.Why don't you consider the views of the Thai people? Do you think they are happy with the current state of affairs? Given a free choice unfettered by repression and a rigged constitution drawn up by army stooges, what kind of government do you think the majority would support? Why does criticism of incompetence, dishonest and entrenched vested interests mean that one doesn't like Thailand? Should the Thai majority who look for better times also move to Laos? I don't think that would be very practical.

[cmsally]

 

 

https://www.focus-economics.com/countries/thailand

 

https://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/sites/agriculture/files/trade-analysis/statistics/outside-eu/countries/agrifood-thailand_en.pdf

 

Maybe the "doing better" crowd could come up with some details. On a quick skim read, it would seem consumer spending and private investment depressed and down . Government spending and exports are up. On a quick look at exports it would seem the not so bad statistics are resting on agriculture and tourism. Tourism could be the Chinese numbers and bulk in general. On looking at agriculture it seems that biggest increase is in meat products. How much is CP involved in these numbers?

In the case of "doing better" for the Thai population it would require a much deeper analysis of statistics. I doubt the details go as deep as required to put together a picture of how the Thai population could or could not benefit.

[Lupatria]

2 hours ago, geriatrickid said:

 

Please be more specific. By that, I am asking you to provide  some actual examples of how the General Prime Minister has dealt with flooding in the north because the flooding situation is unchanged from last year and the year before and the year etc. It's lovely that this is a "priority". However, what exactly has changed? Do you understand why there is flooding in Thailand? I don't think so,. Here are some hints;  Monsoon season; Building in high risk flood zones; Blocking of  natural drainage ; Destruction of the water shed including the destruction of forest lands in protected  zones, Inappropriate damming and water release activities upstream courtesy of China and its vassal state Laos; and Failure to maintain drainage systems.

 

what exactly has been done to  help the poor? Are you  blind to the fact that child poverty has increased, that personal debt has increased and that there are more people  living below the established poverty line than 5 years ago?  So please explain what the General Prime Minister has done aside from collect tax from me.

By now I suspect our friend Steven is on the payroll of the other side.

[Media1]

Investors have confidence in the country ?

What lol

[Media1]

3 hours ago, steven100 said:

Very good priority.  Khun Prayuth is addressing the serious issues as priority, such as the flooding in the north, and now the poor.

This government is doing the correct things with Thailand and it is focused on continued economic stability.

Of coarse there are the farang expats who are not happy with Thailand and the Junta's progress, however they will whinge and whine all day long so you can never please some folks.  It must be sad living in a place you don't like or don't like the way it's governed.  Better to leave and go to Laos or somewhere you can be happy.

Lol 3 years of 0 reforms no basic ground work. Talking crap spending big. No new buses no nothing. Close all bars. Shut down entertainment hours. 

Last minute ditch buy some votes with some small helicopter money to.the peasants which he diskikes

[steven100]

1 minute ago, Media1 said:

Lol 3 years of 0 reforms no basic ground work. Talking crap spending big. No new buses no nothing. Close all bars. Shut down entertainment hours. 

Last minute ditch buy some votes with some small helicopter money to.the peasants which he diskikes

and no fraudulent rice scams to tempt the farmers .....

[cmsally]

Thai Rice Exporters Assoc.

 

Some of the titles can't be linked to as BKK Post but you can see at least 4 headlines involve rice subsidies for 2017.

 

Thailand approves $2.2 billion in help for rice farmers

More handouts and loans for rice farmers

[Retiredandhappyhere]

5 hours ago, steven100 said:

Very good priority.  Khun Prayuth is addressing the serious issues as priority, such as the flooding in the north, and now the poor.

This government is doing the correct things with Thailand and it is focused on continued economic stability.

Of coarse there are the farang expats who are not happy with Thailand and the Junta's progress, however they will whinge and whine all day long so you can never please some folks.  It must be sad living in a place you don't like or don't like the way it's governed.  Better to leave and go to Laos or somewhere you can be happy.

I agree!  The PM is wonderful, the Government and all its officials are competent and incorruptible, the police force is the best in the world, the road accident figures are improving and the poor are getting richer with household debt subsiding and exports and the general economy are beyond the wildest expectations.  In short, everything in the garden is rosy and the people are so so happy.  There, are you happy now, Steven?

[RichardColeman]

Economic situation is always good when you've spent someone else's money