Reforms will take time to yield results, says Prayut

[webfact]

Reforms will take time to yield results, says Prayut

By THE NATION

 

 

PRIME MINISTER Prayut Chan-o-cha yesterday hit back at critics who accused his government of failing to eliminate poverty after four years of reforming the country.

 

Prayut said his government had addressed the country’s issues systematically and those efforts would take time before achievements resulting from reforms could be seen.

 

Over the past four years, reforms had been made to the country’s laws, public administration and other systems, he said.

“It is difficult to reform the entire system because it involves many people,” the PM said.

 

He also said Thailand needed to manage its water resources carefully and efficiently in order to prevent a future shortage of water.

 

“I am worried that climate change may lead to a water shortage and a war to fight for water. Thailand relies mainly on rainfall for our water supply. What will we do without rainfall?” he said.

 

Prayut called for cooperation between the government, authorities and citizens to deal with environmental issues, particularly those regarding encroachment of national forests and illegal logging.

 

He said Thailand, being an agricultural country, had been directly affected by climate change. He added that the country needed reform in the area of national resources and the environment.

 

The PM was speaking at Government House, where he presided over a seminar on the management of the country’s water resources. The event was attended by representatives from relevant state agencies, as well as governors from vasrious provinces.

 

“This seminar allows all sides to take part in the management of water throughout the country,” he told those present. “This is a preparation for dealing with water situations today and in the future, efficiently, for true integration.”

 

He said that as part of a national strategy, his government had taken measures to make sure there was a sufficient supply of water.

 

Among those measures, he said, was ensuring that underground water was being used properly in many areas to ease the problems resulting from drought and flooding.

 

He also implied that, unlike its predecessors, his government was more open about official statistics regarding the country’s water resources.

 

“We are planning for growing rice covering 60 million rai (9.6 million hectares) throughout the country. All sectors will be allocated 88,700 million cubic metres of water. After the rainy season, the country will have about 60,000 million cubic metres of water left for the next dry season. That is 10,910 million cubic metres more than the previous year,” Prayut said.

 

“Have you ever known about this information? Did any [past] government tell it to you like this? No.”

 

The PM disputed a claim made by some critics that the government’s water resource management strategy, covering the period from 2015 until 2026 meant he planned to be in power for the next eight years.

 

“Are they crazy?” he asked, stressing that that such a strategy was needed for long-term planning, not just for covering the term of his government.

 

Also, the PM said, new water sources were required to meet the upcoming higher demand in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) project area. 

 

“Additional water sources are needed and we have five to 10 years to do so before a problem emerges. We need to start doing it from today,” he said.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/politics/30346980

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2018-06-05

[kannot]

20 or 30 years Oh wise one?

[Samui Bodoh]

34 minutes ago, webfact said:

Prayut said his government had addressed the country’s issues systematically and those efforts would take time before achievements resulting from reforms could be seen.

 

Over the past four years, reforms had been made to the country’s laws, public administration and other systems, he said.

“It is difficult to reform the entire system because it involves many people,” the PM said.

This is the inherent problem; there has been lots of 'activity' but little has been done.

 

"Reforms made to the country's laws, public administration and other systems" is simply bureaucratic busy work that doesn't actually accomplish anything; outside of measures to ensure military dominance, I can't think of a substantive change that has occurred in the last four years.

 

That is what happens when you have no policy-making expertise or vision and you hand over that function to the Bureaucracy. And, that is why military people tend to be lousy, terrible, incompetent governors. 

 

To wit; see the current Junta.

 

Does anyone think they should continue in power based on their demonstrated ability in governing?

 

Anyone?

 

Anyone?

 

Edited June 4, 2018 by Samui Bodoh
Lack of coffee

[YetAnother]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

“It is difficult to reform the entire system because

because... {insert anything here}; denials and excuses and promises, such is the job of politicians; Results is the job for others

[Eligius]

'What will we do without rainfall?' asks Prayut, inanely. All he does is pose these idiotic rhetorical questions. The sort of stuff he comes out with is (and this is my confabulation, based on his past childish style of speaking) :

 

'What do you want? You want a Government that makes weather worse? Do you think your Government is not doing the best job possible? Do you think we do not sacrifice everything for our Thai people? What do you want? The bad men to return? Chaos to return? Your Government is protecting you from bad men. What do you want? Bad men to seize this country and make war against the Thai people? Do you think they will not do this? Do you not know that your Government is here to save you from the bad men? We have a road-map. Do you not know that the road map will bring happiness and prosperity to you, the Thai people? Do you want nasty evil men to come back to Thailand and steal everything from you? Do you? DO YOU ...????!'

 

This moron can only speak in childish rhetorical questions. 

[z42]

It will take an age to show results because nothing has actually been reformed. Once the military boot is taken off the country's throat things are going to revert back to normal because bribery and backhanders always win the day, and taking them is a national sport here

[Dave67]

Bullshit just the like the 3 High Speed Rail Bullshit Expresses 

Edited June 4, 2018 by Dave67

[anon537687643]

Spend thousands of billions of baht and achieved NOTHING other than using threat of gaol to prevent street demonstrations


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[colinneil]

Reform !! Reform my a++e.

They have reformed nothing and never will.

[Cadbury]

31 minutes ago, Eligius said:

'What will we do without rainfall?' asks Prayut, inanely. All he does is pose these idiotic rhetorical questions. The sort of stuff he comes out with is (and this is my confabulation, based on his past childish style of speaking) :

 

'What do you want? You want a Government that makes weather worse? Do you think your Government is not doing the best job possible? Do you think we do not sacrifice everything for our Thai people? What do you want? The bad men to return? Chaos to return? Your Government is protecting you from bad men. What do you want? Bad men to seize this country and make war against the Thai people? Do you think they will not do this? Do you not know that your Government is here to save you from the bad men? We have a road-map. Do you not know that the road map will bring happiness and prosperity to you, the Thai people? Do you want nasty evil men to come back to Thailand and steal everything from you? Do you? DO YOU ...????!'

 

This moron can only speak in childish rhetorical questions. 

His ravings certainly must make people wonder whether he is in fit condition to govern.

He made this statement about Lamyai some time back and his words give a very disturbing clue as to his state of mind. 

 

"The way she dances, she's about to show all her genitals already. I don't want to talk about it, people will say I'm crazy. But I want everyone to help solve this problem."

 

[tracker1]

Maybe he should get out and ask the people how buisness is going ! not much happiness happening there !!!!

[Eric Loh]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

Reforms will take time to yield results, says Prayut

It will take shorter time under an elected government without you and your kind staging coups over and over again. Just admit that military men like you can’t govern as you out of depth. 

[grumbleweed]

 

"I'll see your reforms and submarines and raise you  a universal healthcare" Thaksin replied

Edited June 5, 2018 by grumbleweed

[peperobi]

Time, time, time...the peoples need now money, not in few years, how is working the rich peoples getting very fast richer while the poor peoples have today less money than 2014 and not only because of inflation...(in Thailand 0.0...% source the Thai government).

[klauskunkel]

PRIME MINISTER Prayut Chan-o-cha yesterday hit back at critics who accused his government of failing to eliminate poverty after four years of reforming the country:

"Four years ago my dear friend Prawit was poor, now he has many watches. We just have to do it one step at a time, one friend at a time. So believe me when I tell you, your time will come, ... if you are my friend."

[thaiguzzi]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

Prayut said his government had addressed the country’s issues systematically

Yeah,

1. Deck chairs

2. Beach umbrellas

3. The 80B lottery (which is back to 99B)…

  Gotta get your priorities right...……….

 

[kannot]

Never  seen it rain so much down in Prachuap in the last 5  years and not even into the rainiest months yet, Pranburi dam is very  full after 3-4  years of being almost empty

[yellowboat]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

“Additional water sources are needed and we have five to 10 years to do so before a problem emerges. We need to start doing it from today,” he said.

It appears like he is trying to pick something that looks like a winner among all the losers.  He is cancerous for the country.  His xenophobic, nationalist spewing just makes him look like a the big fish in a small pond.  Thaksin just looked and acted better.  

[Cadbury]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

"....would take time before achievements resulting from reforms could be seen".

 

These so called "reforms" are probably all still in committee stage and until the these committees and sub-committees come to any final decision nothing will happen. They are are never ending gravy trains for those who are on them. Why would they ever want to reach a decision?

The other handicap might be that the PM himself is normally chairman of these committees and he loves nothing more than a stage to demonstrate his power and authority over people. The longer they last the more he enjoys it. 

[BEVUP]

1 hour ago, colinneil said:

Reform !! Reform my a++e.

They have reformed nothing and never will.

They can't reform

Maybe has something to do with the 75 % of the population that are are uneducated or farmers that are in hock to Loan sharks

Then you have Thai small business that can't understand that all incoming money is not all profit

 

& to sum it up the Chinese have been here for many years ripping the heart out of Thailand & its' people

 

But as long as the Thai people keep believing & waing to the upper levels they will be ok ( they never question why one should pay )

[yellowboat]

3 hours ago, Samui Bodoh said:

Does anyone think they should continue in power based on their demonstrated ability in governing?

 

Anyone?

 

Anyone?

 

No they should continue power based on their ability to debate and bear scrutiny.   ?

[coulson]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

“I am worried that climate change may lead to a water shortage and a war to fight for water. Thailand relies mainly on rainfall for our water supply. What will we do without rainfall?” he said

It takes a special sort to turn a discussion on poverty towards a fictitous war for water.

 

Seriously though, if that is his BIGGEST concern why does y he use some of the military budget for submarines or satellites to build desalination plants?

Edited June 5, 2018 by coulson
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[KiwiKiwi]

4 hours ago, Samui Bodoh said:

This is the inherent problem; there has been lots of 'activity' but little has been done.

 

"Reforms made to the country's laws, public administration and other systems" is simply bureaucratic busy work that doesn't actually accomplish anything; outside of measures to ensure military dominance, I can't think of a substantive change that has occurred in the last four years.

 

That is what happens when you have no policy-making expertise or vision and you hand over that function to the Bureaucracy. And, that is why military people tend to be lousy, terrible, incompetent governors. 

 

To wit; see the current Junta.

 

Does anyone think they should continue in power based on their demonstrated ability in governing?

 

Anyone?

 

Anyone?

 

 

Changing the way of life of Thais, whether with reforms or without them was never the objective of this government.

 

If effecting reforms on purpose is difficult, and I'm sure it would be, how unlikely is it that they will happen as a sub-agenda when the purpose of the coup was something else entirely?

Edited June 5, 2018 by KiwiKiwi

[CanuckThai]

...sometimes a picture says it all.

 

 

[coulson]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

“Have you ever known about this information? Did any [past] government tell it to you like this? No.”

Are you supposed to answer a rhetorical question?

[alant]

Could this "it takes time" defence been used in Yinlucks arguement? 

Edited June 5, 2018 by alant

[Lupatria]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

Over the past four years, reforms had been made to the country’s laws, public administration and other systems, he said.

          

 

                            

[KiwiKiwi]

1 minute ago, alant said:

Could this "it takes time" defence been used in Yinlucks arguement? 

In my opinion, the YL government could have been a great government, but was hampered by having to appoint the remnants of the Thaksin regime, people in Thaksin's mould, who were accordingly corrupt. This gave the opportunity for a coup, which had without a doubt been a long time in the treasonous planning.

 

While the opportunity for this kind of machination exists, there will be no shortage of thieves and robbers in Thailand to take the opportunities presented and make a quick buck. Prayuth had the opportunity to make a difference, but he was limited by the straight-jacket of his own incompetence and the reasons he was put up as a leader in the first place. Ipso facto, he failed, and was never expected to succeed in any way apart from overseeing a transition and making sure that the bricks and mortar for the intended post-transition agendas were laid.

 

 

 

[sawadee1947]

Reforms will take time 

Sure........ Wait for the next reforms following the next elections 

[Happyman58]

2 hours ago, colinneil said:

Reform !! Reform my a++e.

They have reformed nothing and never will.

Col you are being a bit harsh on them. They have reformed corruption now. They have a certain number of people controlling the corruption racket. Before it was an open market for corruption but now they have it under control, where they control it.