DPM Prawit defends Thai Niyom Yangyuen programme not a canvassing trick

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DPM Prawit defends Thai Niyom Yangyuen programme not a canvassing trick

By Thai PBS

 

 

Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon has brushed aside criticism that the presence of soldiers in rural areas under the Thai Niyom Yangyuen development programme was intended to canvass for votes from the grassroot people to pave way for the political future of the incumbent regime.

 

He reiterated on Wednesday (March 7) that the military personnel’s primary job was to reach out to the rural people to listen to their problems and their needs which would be compiled for submission to the next government so remedial measures or projects can be tailor-made to resolve the problems and to address the needs.

 

Citing an update report from the Internal Security Operations Command (Isoc), the deputy prime minister said that military personnel had already covered 50 percent of 7,463 tambons  and 81,064 villages they were to visit to meet with the people.

 

Full story: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/dpm-prawit-defends-thai-niyom-yangyuen-programme-not-canvassing-trick/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2018-03-08

[z42]

Who cares what this fat, corrupt pleb says, he's got zero credibility and whatever he says you can be certain that the opposite is true

[PatOngo]

Ok TV sleuths......which watch is Willy wearing?

[Odysseus123]

3 minutes ago, PatOngo said:

Ok TV sleuths......which watch is Willy wearing?

With that outfit?

 

Hmmm...an antique Ming sundial-guaranteed to 50 metres in the shade?

[mikebell]

He's surfaced at last; the heat must now be off.

[yellowboat]

Like much in the higher echelons of Thai society, his power and credibility is bestowed and not in anyway earned.  

 

Military intervention into all facets of Thai life comes off as tedious and questionable.  

[Anak Nakal]

This program is just free lunch.

[saakura]

What about the watches? When will they wrap up the case?

[YetAnother]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon has brushed aside criticism that the presence of soldiers in rural areas under the Thai Niyom Yangyuen development programme was intended to canvass for votes from the grassroot people to pave way for the political future of the incumbent regime.

a current american billionaire, and legitimately smart guy, said ' we need to see the actions and hear the words of stupid people as we then know who the morons are';

applies here; whatever this guy, ugh, second in command, says, believe the opposite

[worgeordie]

1 hour ago, PatOngo said:

Ok TV sleuths......which watch is Willy wearing?

You cannot tell ,he's wearing longer sleeves these days,

regards worgeordie

[Cadbury]

My latest report a day or so ago was that government officials were visiting small villages in co-operation with the leaders. They were promising to give free food vouchers for 300 baht to the local layabouts which could be cashed in at the few local stores. But no booze permitted. A bonanza for the local stores which are probably owned by the village leaders.

Self sufficiency it seems means fronting up to collect the voucher and walking to the store. Certain to be a blackmarket spring up for these vouchers in exchange for beer and lao khao for the boys.

 

 

Edited March 8, 2018 by Cadbury

[Bob12345]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

He reiterated on Wednesday (March 7) that the military personnel’s primary job was to reach out to the rural people to listen to their problems and their needs

In my home country the primary job of the military is defending the country against outside enemies. Its secondary job is assisting in case of disasters. Nowhere on the list with jobs would be something as reaching out to rural people and listening to their problems.

[rkidlad]

Maybe another deputy could come out and tell people this. In the meantime, this deputy needs to come out and explain his watches. This should be his top priority. 

[Cadbury]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

Prawit has brushed aside criticism that the presence of soldiers in rural areas under the Thai Niyom Yangyuen development programme was intended to canvass for votes from the grassroot people

Also I was told on good authority a few weeks back that soldiers were visiting local villages and conducting 2-3 day "Dad's Army" type training courses using wooden toy guns. I understand some small payment was given to the participants. 

[Farma]

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A bonanza for the local stores which are probably owned by the village leaders.

I think this is what is locally called the Blue Flag scheme in my area. Participating shops have a blue banner out front.

 

One of my wife's businesses received an offer to participate in the scheme. One of each type shop per Umphur is accepted for the scheme. Food and medicine can be bought with 300 baht cards. The shops offered in our Umphur were the closest ones to the local GSB bank. The shops are provided with an ATM type reader to process the transactions.

 

She turned the offer down as she didn't feel is was financially viable for her.

[Get Real]

Think how good it would be if theese people, and all other upcoming parties understand that everything they do that people recieve as something positive is good commercial, and the opposite bad commercial. We always here a denial of that fact. They just don´t look so smart in the light of day, when they do not understand a simple fact like that. Are thoose really the people the citizens want as leaders of the country?

[Eligius]

37 minutes ago, Bob12345 said:

In my home country the primary job of the military is defending the country against outside enemies. Its secondary job is assisting in case of disasters. Nowhere on the list with jobs would be something as reaching out to rural people and listening to their problems.

Great points, Bob. I would also add that in my home country (and any civilised country) the job of the military is most definitely NOT to seize the whole nation at gunpoint and rob the people of their liberties and rights, potentially for decades to come ...!

[Lupatria]

Where I come from military visiting rural villages for propaganda measures would raise alarm bells louder than those of the Vatican.

[Lupatria]

Double post

Edited March 8, 2018 by Lupatria

[Happyman58]

2 hours ago, saakura said:

What about the watches? When will they wrap up the case?

you think time has run out in this case

[RichardColeman]

4 hours ago, PatOngo said:

Ok TV sleuths......which watch is Willy wearing?

[chama]

When the Toad Croaks...this guy does more damage to the credibility of anything he touches. The best thing for anyone associated with him is to buy him a watch as an incentive to shut up and just hop away.

[stephen tracy]

"Isoc noted that demand for the election had not been raised by the people in all the meetings with the soldiers".  That's because they don't want to go to jail or summoned of attitude adjustment.