webfact Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 Deputy Tourist Police chief made Prawit’s assistant spokesman By JITRAPORN SENAWONG THE NATION file photo DEPUTY PRIME Minister General Prawit Wongsuwan, who is also defence minister, has made Tourist Police Deputy Chief Surachet Hakphan his assistant spokesman. The appointment has been effective since Sunday. The deputy PM’s Spokesman Kongcheep Tantrawanich announced the appointment yesterday and said it was done to make his work more efficient. Surachet will report to him and to Prawit, Kongcheep said, adding that the new assistant spokesman will also help with legal affairs, cooperation with foreign agencies as well as communication with the public. However, Surachet has said that he has not been given any assignments as yet, though he presumes his new work would involve assisting Kongcheep and providing information about security as well as international and domestic crimes. He said he also planned to address the loan-shark issue, and would advise debtors to be more self-sufficient and refrain from spending beyond their means. He added that the creditors should not take advantage of others. The new assistant spokesman also said he would continue working on other issues, such as money-related scams. Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/politics/30352659 -- © Copyright The Nation 2018-08-22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinneil Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 Looks like Surachet draw the short straw getting that job, he must have upset someone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a977 Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 Me thinks maybe getting to close to uncovering something. so has been sidelined to keep quiet. Couldn't sack him too much of a scandal before the "election" so just move him to a post where Mr. P fatty can keep an eye on him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darcula Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 Is this an inactive post? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkidlad Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 3 hours ago, webfact said: He said he also planned to address the loan-shark issue, and would advise debtors to be more self-sufficient and refrain from spending beyond their means Yes, stop living beyond your means by borrowing. Do so by being corrupt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cadbury Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 3 hours ago, webfact said: Deputy Tourist Police chief made Prawit’s assistant What an unfortunate man. Some people have all the rotten luck. Does this mean he now removed from the RTP distribution lists? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klauskunkel Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 18 minutes ago, Darcula said: Is this an inactive post? spokesman for this guy? "Zzzzzzzzzzzz, harumph, zzzzzzzzz..." yes, definitely inactive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artisi Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 35 minutes ago, Darcula said: Is this an inactive post? Not sure about inactive, but certainly useless, does he like watches - many watches? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemonjelly Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 You know the country is f***ed when a deputy pm can use the police as spokesman. Aren’t they supposed to be independent of each other?..... lolzSent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NextStationBangkok Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 Watches required police X-Ray protection. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mentalcolonization Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 Now , that's what we call an inactive post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AhFarangJa Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 31 minutes ago, lemonjelly said: You know the country is f***ed when a deputy pm can use the police as spokesman. Aren’t they supposed to be independent of each other?..... lolz Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect An excellent point made here. Also, as many TV members have foreseen recently he is being moved as he is obviously stepping on a few to many toes and affecting the envelope routing system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBKK Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 What about Big Joke? or is this Little Joke? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmitch Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 So is he still deputy tourist police chief or now merely an assistant spokesman? If the latter it sounds like a demotion to me. 4 hours ago, webfact said: The new assistant spokesman also said he would continue working on other issues, such as money-related scams. But not watch-related ones! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkidlad Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 13 minutes ago, madmitch said: So is he still deputy tourist police chief or now merely an assistant spokesman? If the latter it sounds like a demotion to me. But not watch-related ones! The other train of thought is that he's become quite popular for simply doing his job (and others'), so would be good PR for a man who has zero redeeming qualities but can't be left out to pasture. They really could be preparing for a 'shotgun election'. When people complain there wasn't enough time to campaign, they can use the old "but we gave you what you wanted and we did it as early as possible for you (the people)". They simply can't win an election fairly. They know this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cadbury Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 21 minutes ago, BobBKK said: What about Big Joke? or is this Little Joke? They had to shut him up somehow. He did his job so well he was an embarrassment to the rest of the RTP. It was only a matter of time before he was gagged and chained to someone's desk. Very unfortunate for him it had to be Prawit "Watches" Wongsuwan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Teacher Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 1 hour ago, klauskunkel said: spokesman for this guy? "Zzzzzzzzzzzz, harumph, zzzzzzzzz..." yes, definitely inactive. Such an easy job, Just lie and say large amounts of BS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingjock Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 2 hours ago, Darcula said: Is this an inactive post? No, but he is waiting for a special job me thinks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oziex1 Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 So who is going to protect Thailand from the nefarious overstayers now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dallen52 Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 2 hours ago, klauskunkel said: spokesman for this guy? "Zzzzzzzzzzzz, harumph, zzzzzzzzz..." yes, definitely inactive. Huh, who me.? All this hard work is making me feel hungry. Wake me up when its lunch time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pegman Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 1 hour ago, Cadbury said: They had to shut him up somehow. He did his job so well he was an embarrassment to the rest of the RTP. It was only a matter of time before he was gagged and chained to someone's desk. Very unfortunate for him it had to be Prawit "Watches" Wongsuwan. Well, he can keep himself occupied by polishing the boss' watch collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammieuk1 Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 How come Big Joke gets the job and not a dead friend? Now looks like the time for the joker to move into corruption busting as he is now sat next to it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAG Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 Tourist Police or at least their higher ranks, seem to be the flavour of the month don't they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Media1 Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 3 hours ago, klauskunkel said: spokesman for this guy? "Zzzzzzzzzzzz, harumph, zzzzzzzzz..." yes, definitely inactive. His been doing the short course with the NLA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lvr181 Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 2 hours ago, mentalcolonization said: Now , that's what we call an inactive post Prawit beat him to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowboat Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 The little troll needs a mouth piece. He has a way of just saying the most reputation damaging things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane Dough Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 BJ has in reality done very little that is controversial. His forays are invariably with other arms of the police with credit given. The idea that it is a demotion is simplistic, quite possibly completely wrong and feeds into a narrative that he has been stepping on toes. He is a personal friend of Prawit. To me it looks like a promotion ahead of future entry into mainstream politics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandtee Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 9 hours ago, a977 said: Me thinks maybe getting to close to uncovering something. so has been sidelined to keep quiet. Couldn't sack him too much of a scandal before the "election" so just move him to a post where Mr. P fatty can keep an eye on him Perhaps he will keep an eye on his new boss and reveal all. Did anyone see the cow jumping over the moon last night? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artisi Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 36 minutes ago, Gandtee said: Perhaps he will keep an eye on his new boss and reveal all. Did anyone see the cow jumping over the moon last night? Didn't see the cow jumping over the moon, but did see the dish and the spoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justgrazing Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 13 hours ago, webfact said: and refrain from spending beyond their means So if you must have a Rolex buy a copy , there are plenty about to choose from .. Buying a real one is very expensive and way beyond you're budget .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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