4 hours ago, webfact said:

NACC remains ‘inconclusive’ over purchase of bogus detection devices

The NACC remains true to it's mission:

Quote Wikipedia: The NACC is known for its lengthy investigations of corruption complaints filed by the public and for its lack of success in prosecuting the rich or powerful. NACC's perceived lack of performance has attracted scorn in Thailand. Typical is the assessment of a Bangkok Post editorial, "The biggest disappointment, as it has been for years, is the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC). As the leading graftbusters [sic] in the country ranked 101st least corrupt, the NACC has done little to justify itself...Since the military coup that promised crackdowns on corruption, the NACC has concluded only a single case—the malfeasance investigation which led to the indictment of ex-premier Yingluck Shinawatra. That is the very opposite of a war on corruption." One columnist went so far as to relabel the NACC the "National Allowing Corruption Commission".

Edited August 30, 20187 yr by klauskunkel

I thought statute of limitations was the time period that is allowed to pass before a court case can not be opened. Once a case is opened the s.o.l does not apply. 

Please explain?

 

 

5 hours ago, webfact said:

National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC)

 

Should be renamed... the National Anti-Credibility Commission....

 

As they have NONE!

 

Edited August 30, 20187 yr by TallGuyJohninBKK

Of course it is worth the price to get your young not so smart conscripts to man the front lines in the south. Of course none of the officers would be up front in the conflict zones relying on this POS device.

Khunying Pornthip Rojanasunad, who was the chief forensic scientist at the time the bomb detectors' effectiveness was being questioned, had this to say at the time:

 

“I do not feel embarrassed if the bomb detector is proven ineffective. Personally, I have never handled the device myself. But my people have used it and it is accurate every time. Long long time ago, people believed that the Earth is flat and anyone who said otherwise faced execution. Things which are not visible does not necessarily mean they do not exist.”

 

One month after the military took over in 2014, she was re-appointed as head of the Central Institute of Forensic Science.

As long as everyone believes hard enough that the emperor has clothes, then the emperor has clothes.

 

Hey you, little boy, shut up or else!!!

Just a few quotes:

"Following media criticism, army chief General Anupong Paochinda accused the press of working for Avia Satcom's competitors. He organised a demonstration to "prove" to the media that the devices worked........Despite the outcome of the tests, Thai Army chief General Anupong Paojinda said that he would not order his soldiers to stop using the GT200. He insisted that "the device operators on the ground can use them effectively. This may not be explained scientifically, but I'm telling the truth."

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/GT200#Thailand_2

Have they tried turning it off and turning it back on again ?

From Wikipedia

The government of Thailand was a major purchaser of the Alpha 6. The country's Interior Ministry bought 479 of the devices and the Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB), part of the Justice Ministry, bought a further 15.^[5] The ONCB began using the devices in 2007 to combat drug smuggling in northern Thailand. It bought its units at a price of 400,000 baht (US$12,000) apiece. It claimed that its Alpha 6 units were highly effective, achieving a 70 percent success rate and helping to identify drug traffickers and smuggled drugs.^[16]The head of the OCNB, Police Lt General Krissana Phon-anan, said that the devices work so well that the agency no longer uses dogs to detect narcotics. The Interior Ministry plans to procure more Alpha 6 devices and train 1,000 volunteers to use them.^[5] Its own Alpha 6 devices were procured at a much higher price than those of the Narcotics Control Board, at 720,000 baht (US$21,600) each.^[17] The total cost of the devices has been around 351 million baht (US$10.6 million).

 

NACC    Here is the corruption that you couldn't find after 10 years of investigation

Narcotics Control Board paid 400,000bt each

Interior Ministry paid 720,00bt for the same item

 

Whose pockets did the extra 280,000bt per device end up in.

10 hours ago, nikmar said:

If I buy an amulet and believe hard enough, will it protect me from idiots like this guy?

 

No, but you can get a he'll of a deal on a secondhand bomb detector.

Every bit as effective as an amulet and a fraction of the cost.

I've got a magic stone for sale. You can make soup from it.

100 baht if anyone is interested.

6 hours ago, Gunna said:

From Wikipedia

The government of Thailand was a major purchaser of the Alpha 6. The country's Interior Ministry bought 479 of the devices and the Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB), part of the Justice Ministry, bought a further 15.^[5] The ONCB began using the devices in 2007 to combat drug smuggling in northern Thailand. It bought its units at a price of 400,000 baht (US$12,000) apiece. It claimed that its Alpha 6 units were highly effective, achieving a 70 percent success rate and helping to identify drug traffickers and smuggled drugs.^[16]The head of the OCNB, Police Lt General Krissana Phon-anan, said that the devices work so well that the agency no longer uses dogs to detect narcotics. The Interior Ministry plans to procure more Alpha 6 devices and train 1,000 volunteers to use them.^[5] Its own Alpha 6 devices were procured at a much higher price than those of the Narcotics Control Board, at 720,000 baht (US$21,600) each.^[17] The total cost of the devices has been around 351 million baht (US$10.6 million).

 

NACC    Here is the corruption that you couldn't find after 10 years of investigation

Narcotics Control Board paid 400,000bt each

Interior Ministry paid 720,00bt for the same item

 

Whose pockets did the extra 280,000bt per device end up in.

280,000? Is this Thai mathematik?

Edited August 30, 20187 yr by hanuman2543

2 hours ago, stud858 said:

I've got a magic stone for sale. You can make soup from it.

100 baht if anyone is interested.

16 hours ago, Damrongsak said:

"... Buddha amulets ..."

 

I only rent Buddha amulets that come with a "lifetime back" guarantee.

I borrow mine - in the hope the lender passes on at some time - then by default they become mine and I don't need to declare them.