webfact Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 TAT denies spending Bt9m at Phalang Pracharat fundraiser By The Nation The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) on Friday rejected a report that it spent Bt9 million on banquet tables at a fundraising dinner for pro-junta party Phalang Pracharat. TAT director Yuthasak Supakorn said the agency had nothing to do with the dinner and TAT might take legal action against those reporting the false news for defaming the agency. It was TAT’s policy that its budget be allocated efficiently and transparently, the director said. He re-emphasised the agency had no link with the fundraising dinner hosted by Phalang Pracharat. “Considering the financial regulations, it’s impossible to do that,” he said. “Plus, allocation of that budget needs to be passed by the TAT committee. We had no such agenda in our meetings.” Phalang Pracharat’s Nattapon Teepsuwan, responsible for fundraising, also rejected the report that the finance ministry and TAT had made donations and joined the fundraising dinner on Wednesday. He said the fundraising process was transparent and the party would disclose the names of the donors in a couple of weeks. The development came after it was reported that the finance ministry and TAT may have spent more than Bt20 million to buy banquet tables which cost Bt3 million each. Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30360899 -- © Copyright The Nation 2018-12-21 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post z42 Posted December 21, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted December 21, 2018 I'm gonna go out on a limb here and guess that these reports won't be without substance. Even the Thai tv news has been running stories questioning the extraordinarily expensive food served (300k baht). I expect the usual denials, just hoping some leaks emerge to throw some scandal on what appears to be a very shady outfit indeed 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post PatOngo Posted December 21, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted December 21, 2018 27 minutes ago, webfact said: TAT denies spending Bt9m at Phalang Pracharat fundraiser It was only Bt8.5 million and it was to feed the 3 million Chinese tourists that they invited to the fundraising dinner. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Darcula Posted December 21, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted December 21, 2018 Where's TAT going to find that sort of big money? Not unless a Chinese tourist leaves it in the backseat of a taxi. 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bluesofa Posted December 21, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted December 21, 2018 1 hour ago, webfact said: He said the fundraising process was transparent and the party would disclose the names of the donors in a couple of weeks. No doubt more 'dead friends', although they're not dead yet - hence the 'couple of weeks' needed to get the story straight and hire the hitman. They should be taking lessons from Prawit on this. 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worgeordie Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 Whom ever attended the do,are going to want a return on their investment if the Phalang Pracharat party wins the election,that's for sure . regards worgeordie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justgrazing Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 1 hour ago, webfact said: to buy banquet tables which cost Bt3 million each 3m bt each .! They've been had over .. I just sold a beautiful Edwardian ( mock ) 3 metre job with 8 chairs ( 2 captain's chairs no less ) for a lot less than that .. If they'd given me a shout I'm sure we could have cut a deal but they would have had to have collected it .. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overherebc Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 46 minutes ago, worgeordie said: Whom ever attended the do,are going to want a return on their investment if the Phalang Pracharat party wins the election,that's for sure . regards worgeordie Is that describing the difference between spending and lending? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youlike Posted December 21, 2018 Share Posted December 21, 2018 2 hours ago, webfact said: He said the fundraising process was transparent and the party would disclose the names of the donors in a couple of weeks. Why not put them online today? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d2b2 Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 16 hours ago, Youlike said: Why not put them online today? After the “election” 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ossy Posted December 22, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted December 22, 2018 (edited) 19 hours ago, webfact said: TAT denies spending Bt9m at Phalang Pracharat fundraiser Well, did it or did it not? . . . a simple enough issue in most other countries and cultures. But, here, in 'honesty comes at a premium' Thailand, why the hell should TAT be relied upon for giving an honest answer to a simple question? . . . like their visitor figures, more than likely. Edited December 22, 2018 by Ossy omission 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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