Prayut avoids speaking about motive for field trips

[webfact]

Prayut avoids speaking about motive for field trips

By WASAMON AUDJARINT 
THE NATION 

 

PM Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha meets with Newin Chidchob in Buriram on May 7 during his field trip to the province

 

SPOKESPERSON SAYS PEOPLE SHOULD NOT WORRY ABOUT PM’S MOTIVES

 

PRIME MINISTER Prayut Chan-o-cha yesterday dodged addressing whether the increased speculation that his field trip to Sa Kaew province had a political motive caused him to cancel the trip.

 

Prayut’s agenda to visit the eastern province on Friday to attend a border checkpoint opening ceremony was criticised as being an opportunity for the PM to meet with local politicians to “persuade” them to his side.

 

The agenda was only cancelled because Cambodian PM Hun Sen would be occupied with other business, said Government Spokesperson Lt-General Sansern Kaewkamnerd. 

 

“[Politicians’] decisions to shift from their parties would not guarantee their seats in the parliament anyway, as long as they are not trusted by people,” Sansern said.

 

“So, [Prayut] wishes that we should not be too worried about the matter,” he added.

 

The junta chief has roamed the country on field trips for over a year. However, speculation about him making deals with politicians escalated when Sontaya Kunplome, leader of Phalang Chon Party, was appointed as Prayut’s political adviser last month.

 

Prayut was also grandly welcomed by “kingmaker” Newin Chidchob last week in Buri Ram, as the province’s multi-billion-baht projects were proposed before the Prayut-led Cabinet meeting.

 

In Sa Kaew, there was speculation that Prayut would meet with the Pheu Thai Party’s adviser and veteran politician Sanoh Thienthong, who Sansern said the premier “has known for long but is not close or related in any way”.

 

Critics suggested that Prayut might be seeking political support ahead of the upcoming election, |after which the parliament would have to vote to select a new prime minister.

 

Prayut could contend for the position as the 2017 Constitution allows outsider candidate to be nominated by both Upper and Lower houses if the latter cannot agree upon a list of three PM candidates from their parties.

 

Democrat Party deputy leader Ongart Klampaiboon has also urged Prayut to “adjust his behaviour” should he not wanted to be viewed as having political motives.

 

“Prayut and people in his government met with ex-MPs several times, giving them positions in the government agencies. Thus, it is hard to not see them as having political agendas,” Ongart said. 

 

“Instead, if they change their behaviour and concentrate more on solving people’s problems, people would understand their agenda immediately without them dodging it,” he added.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/politics/30345302

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2018-05-14

[YetAnother]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

“Instead, if they change their behaviour and concentrate more on solving people’s problems, people would understand their agenda immediately without them dodging it,” he added.

a politician said that ? they are interested in one compound thing: winning elections and appointments and keeping their snouts deep into the trough ; effectively thieves

[coulson]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

“So, [Prayut] wishes that we should not be too worried about the matter,” he added

Wishful thinking.

[colinneil]

His latest field trip was canceled because there were no frogs or chickens prepared to be photographed with him.

[Anak Nakal]

Wrong.

He's motives are very bad!

[NanLaew]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

However, speculation about him making deals with politicians escalated when Sontaya Kunplome, leader of Phalang Chon Party, was appointed as Prayut’s political adviser last month.

The man is clearly campaigning.

 

End of discussion.

[grumbleweed]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

Prayut avoids speaking about motive for field trips

In other words he took the 5th

[baboon]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

Democrat Party deputy leader Ongart Klampaiboon has also urged Prayut to “adjust his behaviour” should he not wanted to be viewed as having political motives.

Pi$$ weak criticism like this is the reason the junta are set to go on and on. Really, is that the best you have after all these years or is it that you are hoping for a few crumbs from the table later on?

[spidermike007]

He is politically motivated. He wants to remain in power. There is little doubt about that. I think the army sees this as their last hurrah. If you really analyze the number of coups over the last 70 years, they all had the blessings of the great man. That is no longer the case. They no longer have the moral authority. End of story. The last coup, is the last peaceful coup, in Thailand's history. And I think they know that. Things have changed, in a big way. 

[sammieuk1]

 Prayut would meet with the Pheu Thai Party’s adviser and veteran politician Sanoh Thienthong, who Sansern said the premier “has known for long but is not close or related in any way”.

The statement that speaks volumes.

[Cadbury]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

".....criticised as being an opportunity for the PM to meet with local politicians to “persuade” them to his side".

And just what is "his side"? The Junta Party perhaps?

Persuading local politicians to come over to "the dark side" might be a more fitting description.

 

[Lupatria]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

Prayut avoids speaking

After reading this, I already had a smile on my face,- but then...

[NanLaew]

14 minutes ago, Cadbury said:

And just what is "his side"? The Junta Party perhaps?

Persuading local politicians to come over to "the dark side" might be a more fitting description.

 

I heard there's cookies on the dark side.

[Eric Loh]

1 hour ago, spidermike007 said:

He is politically motivated. He wants to remain in power. There is little doubt about that. I think the army sees this as their last hurrah. If you really analyze the number of coups over the last 70 years, they all had the blessings of the great man. That is no longer the case. They no longer have the moral authority. End of story. The last coup, is the last peaceful coup, in Thailand's history. And I think they know that. Things have changed, in a big way. 

Well thought out comment. Lots have change and the new establishment has yet to develop the connection to the people and also fear the military ambition. The junta prolonged stay which is the longest in Thai history has done them more harm in the long run. The gagged on freedom and the persecution of non aligned politicians and activists will only give cause to opposition to resist the next coup. Things have certainly change and wouldn't be the same the next time the military rear its ugly head. 

 

 

 

[Golden Triangle]

It's pretty bloody obvious, even to someone like myself who has a limited understanding / interest in Thai politics what he is doing, you would have to be a complete moron not to realise he is drumming up support when out and about.

 

Meanwhile real & proper politicians (that includes the bent, crooked & totally corrupt ones too) are forbidden from so much as meeting.

 

Thai democracy in action 

[bangrak]

Damn it! That title started sooo well: 'Prayuth avoids speaking', a miracle, but, no, total disappointment followed at once: 'about motive for field trips'! It's systematic, when the people could show some interest for what 'uncle' is babbling about, like: yes, indeed, please do (genuinely, honestly) tell about your motive for field trips, when it is 'not political', like your official loudspeaker told the media, please what is it about then, really? Just plain cow-towing with dirty old-school 'politicians' -cum-mafia-bosses, using the field trips as 'camouflage'? When and if so, I want to know whether he got his boy-scout's camouflage 'badge' as a kid, as he really didn't deserve it, and that for the capo capi from the green gang, wha'd you know...

[candide]

Incredible! P understands that it is sometimes better to shut his big gob. Maybe he's sometimes able to learn by experience....