Thailand to spend billions on satellites from unknown company

[snoop1130]

Thailand to spend billions on satellites from unknown company

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

Marketing visualization of a satellite network by commercial space firm SpaceX. It is similar to one Thailand has committed upward of 64 billion baht to invest in by a virtually unheard of company. Image: SpaceX

 

BANGKOK — In a presentation that would put a glimmer in the eye of any James Bond villain, officials spell out the capabilities of a future satellite system to blanket the entire planet in unceasing surveillance.

 

The network of 112 satellites, called the Theia Satellite Network, are said to bear high-tech cameras with radar and infrared optics that see through clouds, darkness, foliage and even the surface of the earth. A massive 1.47 petabytes of information will be sent back to earth on a daily basis. The slideshow ends with a bold – and ominous – declaration.

 

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[stephen tracy]

“Usually they won’t tell you what their satellites can do,” .... Bomb-detection vendors have the same policy. 

[stephen tracy]

“This news that accuses us of espionage is really damaging,” Porpol said. “We are not planning to use it in that way at all.”.... nope.

[Eric Loh]

Expensive high tech hardware just to eavesdrop on Thaksin. 

[stephen tracy]

1 minute ago, Eric Loh said:

Expensive high tech hardware just to eavesdrop on Thaksin. 

Thaksin ought to buy a white fluffy cat just to complete the image. 

[trainman34014]

You can be sure certain 'connected' families have a big interest in this project !

[stephen tracy]

4 minutes ago, trainman34014 said:

You can be sure certain 'connected' families have a big interest in this project !

Yep, appropriate bed-fellows with their Saudi and Khazakstani counterparts. 

[sammieuk1]

Beach smokers and vapours beware. 

[Darcula]

Borat, Somchai and Abdullah teaming up with the US. What could be the incentive for this?

 

 

[evadgib]

[Misterwhisper]

Global surveillance 24/7/365... the Thai dunces just couldn't resist signing up pronto-pronto upon hearing that (and also because otherwise Theia's gracious invitation "would go to the Philippines").

 

Oh, and the satellite network would of course "only be used for civilian purposes such as searching for resource deposits..." according to the Defense Technology Institute, the signee.

 

The first Thai payment will hopefully be used by the company to finally set up a decent website, probably under the URL www.theia.hoax and prominently featuring how easily they managed to suck 2 billion bucks from a Third World country's gullible and inept military junta.

 

James Bond stuff, indeed!  

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

No, we have no plan to use this technology for spying on our own people. But that's exactly what we will use it for, if and when it ever becomes a reality.

 

So please do not imagine things and distort facts to cause misunderstanding by the people...  

Edited June 5, 2018 by TallGuyJohninBKK

[surangw]

only the persons  getting huge kick backs know who the company really is.

 

[lespaulTV]

Why Human so greedy? How much does one need?

[janclaes47]

Lawyers at the legal firm which filed the document did not respond to a call and email Monday.

 

They probably didn't hear their phone while celebrating that had found a fool sending them 63 Billion Baht.

[BigBadGeordie]

2 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Thailand to spend billions on satellites from unknown company

Not "unknown", all the Supercar dealers in Thailand have already been informed.

They have adjusted their factory orders accordingly.

Edited June 5, 2018 by BigBadGeordie
Addendum

[greeneking]

I have a dream where a young, forward thinking party overwhelms the efforts to keep the dinosaurs in power. It cancels the dishonest constitution and makes forensic accounting a priority.  Preferably from outside agencies.  Part of a recognition Thailand can learn a great deal from abroad.

Confiscation of suspicious assets will take place pending  investigations.

I know..............

 

[smedly]

great, poverty is rife in Thailand and just like Submarines an expenditure that has only one motive - for certain people to fill their pockets - get some stupid useless project on the books at any cost and siphon as much cash as possible into pockets, the bigger the better

 

who is remotely interested in Thailand from a military perspective - no one,  and they would have to spend trillions upon trillions  to even count on the grand scheme of things and even then would still not be a contender for anything - maybe they are secretly planning an invasion of...…………..? well I am open to suggestions lol 

 

this is not stupidity (well it is) - it is corruption on a grand scale

 

Thailand is not militarily significant no matter how much money they spend and never will be.....they grow rice and manufacture cars for Japan

 

Stop this stupid military nonsense and start spending money on stuff that matters to the people - oh but wait, not as easy to skim and fill if we do anything with good intension 

 

 

[Dave67]

Bullshit satellites to track the Bullshit High Speed Railway and  the Aircraft maintenance hub progress 

[peperobi]

So now I know why the government talking about an economy increment of 4-5% for 2018, they like to spend the people's money just for shit.

[stud858]

There is way too much money stock piled from government income in the likes of VAT and income taxes that it needs to be got rid of. otherwise commoners will start to get wise to the rich. This way life continues on peacefully. it's all about peace. 

 

 

[Bundooman]

So let me get this straight together with some other wandering thoughts:

• Thailand is going to pay 63 Billion Baht for a world wide surveillance satellite system from an unknown, as yet, company called Theia.
• The said unknown company has yet to launch even one satellite. they haven't even got a web site.
• The Thai government isn't going to pay for it, the public sector is going to do that.
• The public sector means: The Thai people who pay taxes.
• The surveillance system will not be used to spy on the Thai people. It will be used to search for underground deposits of oil, etc.
• The yet to be discovered deposits of oil, etc., are obviously worth trillions of Baht in order to justify the initial cost of discovering them.
• The initial cost doesn't appear to include upgrades or maintenance. (Well, it wasn't mentioned....?)
• Does this as yet 'unknown' company have any Thai shareholders and if so, who are they?
• Presumably, while secretly undertaking this enormously expensive project, a full transparency programme has been initiated to explain to the Thai public why Thailand actually needs this system?
• Have the submarines, tanks, jet fighters, the high speed train service and police guns already been paid for?
• Where are the submarines, tanks , jet fighters and the high speed train, rail and infrastructure and police guns at this precise moment?
• How many billions have been set aside for the projected control and successful government guidance of the  proposed election next year?
• How many billions have been earmarked for the potential flooding of Bangkok and other regions in Thailand that are likely to need assistance if the weather patterns continue as they are at present - through to October/November?
• Where is all this money coming from? Are all Thais now paying back-dated income tax, as yet unpaid?

I guess I may just have to wonder at these fantastic plans and ideas and governance........

[Borzandy]

13 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

spend billions on satellites from unknown company

The company is unknown, but someone knows exactly where the billion will end up.

[tompelli]

Srisuwan said signing onto an international project without consulting the parliament is illegal, citing Section 178 of the constitution

Seems like they're going to have to get 44 out of the cupboard again.

[alant]

is not the real benefit that there would be no need for a 90 day report?

[Artisi]

TIT. 

[madmitch]

Sounds like the military equivalent of buying a condo unit off-plan. The chances are you hand over a substantial sum of money for something that will never be completed.

[Artisi]

5 hours ago, smedly said:

great, poverty is rife in Thailand and just like Submarines an expenditure that has only one motive - for certain people to fill their pockets - get some stupid useless project on the books at any cost and siphon as much cash as possible into pockets, the bigger the better

 

who is remotely interested in Thailand from a military perspective - no one,  and they would have to spend trillions upon trillions  to even count on the grand scheme of things and even then would still not be a contender for anything - maybe they are secretly planning an invasion of...…………..? well I am open to suggestions lol 

 

this is not stupidity (well it is) - it is corruption on a grand scale

 

Thailand is not militarily significant no matter how much money they spend and never will be.....they grow rice and manufacture cars for Japan

 

Stop this stupid military nonsense and start spending money on stuff that matters to the people - oh but wait, not as easy to skim and fill if we do anything with good intension 

 

 

How about a few Baht for some of the kids around my way who only have a couple of pairs of old shorts and thread bare T shirts to wear and 1 worn out school uniform - but guess it's screw them, tanks, subs, and airy-fairy satellite systems sound a lot more important. 

[Oziex1]

12 hours ago, lespaulTV said:

Why Human so greedy? How much does one need?

All of it +10 per cent.

[malathione]

45 minutes ago, Borzandy said:

The company is unknown, but someone knows exactly where the billion will end up.

apologies. I posted dubious info.

Edited June 6, 2018 by malathione
Deleted because I'm not sure of the info.