‘Starving’ Poor Need Govt Help, Says Minister/Politician

By Pravit Rojanaphruk, Senior Staff Writer

 

A welfare card holder shows a 500-baht note Wednesday in front of Krung Thai ATMs in Prachin Buri province.

 

BANGKOK — Defending the military government’s handing out of 500-baht cash stipends to welfare card recipients, one of its ministers – who also helps lead a pro-junta political party – said Thursday that Thailand’s poorest are in dire need of help.

 

Suvit Maesincee, minister of science and technology and deputy leader of the Palang Pracharat Party, said the poor are starving to death and should benefit from continued support for programs introduced by his government, such as its controversial welfare card program.

 

Full story: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/politics/2018/12/13/starving-poor-need-govt-help-says-minister-politician/

 

-- © Copyright Khaosod English 2018-12-14

14 minutes ago, webfact said:

Suvit Maesincee, minister of science and technology and deputy leader of the Palang Pracharat Party, said the poor are starving to death

What do submarines taste like? Maybe a new shopping complex will improve things!

19 minutes ago, webfact said:

‘Starving’ Poor Need Govt Help, Says Minister/Politician

You only know now after 4 years??? And so near to election time after you became a politician. Nuff say you are a hypocrite. 

Giving their kids a stab at a decent education might help in the longer run. But as mentioned by PatOngo, submarines were an initial priority. 

If people are starving in a country where 1% owns 66.9% of the wealth, then obviously drastic changes need to be implemented, and that would be rather more than 500 baht hand outs/bribes

Let them eat cake.

Some of the richest people in the world control everything in Thailand yet millions are in abject poverty which speaks volumes of the priorities of those in power.

1 hour ago, webfact said:

' . . . who also helps lead a pro-junta political party – said Thursday that Thailand’s poorest are in dire need of help.'

And this, after the Junta claims to have helped the poor since it burst onto the scene, going on 5 years ago. And they even dared to use the words 'equal opportunity' too. The sooner this pathetic bunch burst off the scene, the better.

Well i do hope things calm down next week,i went to my local Krung Thai branch,to do a money transfer forget it ,it was a football crowd inside,and the atm queue went around the corner and a fair way down the side soi.

What the poor here need is debt cancellation from big banks and protection from predatory lending or being barred from borrowing again full stop. 

3 hours ago, Oziex1 said:

Let them eat cake.

Preferably in periodic costumes reciting core values on the way to the stock market to buy stocks to avoid poverty.

6 hours ago, webfact said:

Suvit Maesincee, minister of science and technology and deputy leader of the Palang Pracharat Party, said the poor are starving to death and should benefit from continued support for programs introduced by his government, such as its controversial welfare card program.

 

Translation = The caring and compassionate Junta wants to provide a bright future of unlimited handouts....but you need to vote for them first.

 

 

 

 

Edited December 14, 20187 yr by Hayduke

5 hours ago, PatOngo said:

What do submarines taste like? Maybe a new shopping complex will improve things!

I reckon they taste similar to the new Coastal Patrol Vessels, Helicopters and Guns for the Police - Bitter

4 minutes ago, Cake Monster said:

I reckon they taste similar to the new Coastal Patrol Vessels, Helicopters and Guns for the Police - Bitter

They taste sweet for the purchaser.

10 hours ago, webfact said:

Suvit Maesincee, minister of science and technology and deputy leader of the Palang Pracharat Party, said the poor are starving to death

No they are not.  Khun Suvit should get out to rural Thailand sometime.  No one is going hungry out here.  Food is dirt cheap and readily available.  City dwellers?  Honestly, if your that poor, why stay in the city where it's significantly more expensive to live.

How many of those poor will buy LOTTERY tickets with that money or part of it?????

Better issue cards for grocery purchase only.....

21 hours ago, edwinchester said:

Some of the richest people in the world control everything in Thailand yet millions are in abject poverty which speaks volumes of the priorities of those in power.

Correction, the richest 1% of people world wide control everything in the world, not just Thailand. Opinions can be manipulated by the mainstream media, the stock market can be run down temporarily if you aren't good boys and girls, housing can be made to be extremely expensive to keep you on the leash as can employment. Let us not kid ourselves, democracy is just a good idea but like communism it never got a chance to stand up.

IIRC anyone can get fed at a wat in Thailand but they have to wait until after the monks eat their one meal of the day, usually around midday.

 

In addition, it is sometimes possible to stay at the wat in the long term, but you will have to work around there to earn your keep.

thailand is an export country and it has a trade surplus of around 50 billion dollars in the last 3 years!

there are more than 100 billion dollars in the treasury. it is doing well in terms of economy both in micro and macro levels.

and yet, poor gets a mere 500 baht - 15 USD!!!  cash stipend where you need to spend a 100 baht to reach the closest ATM from your small village!!

what a joke!!! give these poor some more!

This is a shame for Thailand imo. let the old people spend hours to get their 500 baht, waiting in the queues! they can very well do a lot better in terms of supporting poor and low income people!

Instead of supporting the poor and low income more, they spend the money to make the rich (rich Chinese origin Thai citizens usually while real Thai people are being exploited) richer and support their multi billion projects, give them nonsense loans etc! definitely not fair.

 

Edited December 17, 20187 yr by Galactus