Popular Post webfact Posted July 26, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted July 26, 2019 Prayut red-faced at ‘senior moment’ in parliament By Khanittha Thepphajorn The Nation Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha suffered an embarrassing loss of memory on Friday as he addressed parliament on the second day of a special two-day session to scrutinise his new government’s policies. The re-elected premier was in the middle of a lengthy speech about Thailand’s foreign trade, especially the exports of rice, the Kingdom’s biggest crop. Suddenly, he realized he had forgotten the type of rice Thailand exported to Africa and hastily asked officials via microphone for help, before ending his speech abruptly, resulting in laughter erupting in the conference room. Prayut had spent much of his speech at the TOT auditorium in Bangkok addressing the major issues that would exercise his Cabinet, including corruption in state agencies, the price of rubber, the current drought and farmers’ resulting debts. He also touched on Thailand’s overseas investments and cooperation with other countries, the energy sector, global trade and the economic problems that have led to businesses selling less products. Agriculture and Co-operatives Minister Chalermchai Sri-on then told colleagues he had instructed his staff to report back on steps they were taking to manage water consumption amid the drought. He said he had told them his No 1 priority was the optimal use of water both by consumers and farmers in the short term. He had also asked officials to inspect the damage to drought-hit rice fields and provide affected farmers with due compensation. Water tanks were already being sent to drought-hit areas, he said, while rain-making activities were being performed every day whenever the weather allowed. Chalermchai said long-term solutions included reviving projects to boost water levels in dams. He closed by assuring parliament that his ministerial staff had a strong team spirit, were highly motivated to overcome the problems caused by the drought and were willing to listen to constructive suggestions and ideas from wherever they came. Prime Minister’s Office Minister Tewan Liptapanlop said the government had set aside a Bt350 million budget for the National Consumer Council to tackle consumers’ problems arising from buying products online. These included paying for the goods but not receiving them, receiving goods that didn’t match what they had ordered and receiving items that were sub-standard. This budget was being provided on top of actions already at the disposal of the Office of the Consumer Protection Board. Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30373731 -- © Copyright The Nation Thailand 2019-07-26 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking Thailand news and visa info 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Thaiwrath Posted July 26, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted July 26, 2019 (edited) Edited July 26, 2019 by Thaiwrath 1 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post colinneil Posted July 26, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted July 26, 2019 Just think..... This man???? thinks he is a fit person to run the country. 13 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post johng Posted July 26, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted July 26, 2019 6 minutes ago, webfact said: The re-elected premier ?????? He wasn't elected ...anyway can we please see his red face. 13 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BobBKK Posted July 26, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted July 26, 2019 Order...Order...Order..."The re-elected premier" How can he, pray tell, be 're-elected' when he was never elected in the first place? 28 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeahbutwhytho Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 (edited) 46 minutes ago, colinneil said: Just think..... This man???? thinks he is a fit person to run the country. It doesn't matter if he's fit or not, he's in charge like it or not There are incompetent governments all around the world, who are not 'fit to lead'. Sometimes it makes me think humans are biologically swayed to always vote the dumbest person in the room Or in this case, a team have successfully taken control and everyone's too lazy to bother Edited July 26, 2019 by Yeahbutwhytho 2 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thailand Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 And without doubt many more red faces to come but mainly apoplectic! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Artisi Posted July 26, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted July 26, 2019 well at least he didn't dose off like someone else who probably shouldn't be there anyway. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Justgrazing Posted July 26, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted July 26, 2019 1 hour ago, webfact said: while rain-making activities were being performed every day whenever the weather allowed. 1 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mfd101 Posted July 26, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted July 26, 2019 We can all have 'senior moments'. So concentrate on what's important: What are his plans for leading Thailand in to the late twentieth century? 2 2 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post colinneil Posted July 26, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted July 26, 2019 3 minutes ago, mfd101 said: We can all have 'senior moments'. So concentrate on what's important: What are his plans for leading Thailand in to the late twentieth century? Looks like you just had a senior moment, we are in the twenty first century. Have been for the last 19 years. 4 1 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRToMRT Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 Anyone can have them, I have had many even when I was not a senior. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammieuk1 Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 Re bought re elected same thing really considering the location ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metisdead Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 An off topic post and the reply has been removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mfd101 Posted July 26, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted July 26, 2019 21 minutes ago, colinneil said: Looks like you just had a senior moment, we are in the twenty first century. Have been for the last 19 years. I rather thought that was my point! 15 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cerox Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 I am wondering why people in the room laugh about him. I am not an expert on Thailand, but isnt that illegal and similar to strong criticism of the government? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post beautifulthailand99 Posted July 26, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted July 26, 2019 My missus tells me they are all sharing that moment on farcebook and having a good laugh as well. I would say biggest loss of face for a Thai PM ever. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post billd766 Posted July 26, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted July 26, 2019 42 minutes ago, colinneil said: Looks like you just had a senior moment, we are in the twenty first century. Have been for the last 19 years. Most of the civilised world is in the 21 st century Colin. However TiT under Prayuth he is correct. The next great leap forwards backwards will be to advance to the 1950s. 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Baht Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 2 hours ago, MRToMRT said: Anyone can have them, I have had many even when I was not a senior. Yeah? What country are you Prime Minister of? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRToMRT Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 25 minutes ago, Roy Baht said: Yeah? What country are you Prime Minister of? I believe I am better and more suited to be a PM/Pres' than Donald Trump, Boris Johnson and quite a few others as well. Vote for me and I will give you your desires. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mok199 Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 (edited) Must have been that xtra spicy somtum.... Edited July 26, 2019 by mok199 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozman52 Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 13 hours ago, beautifulthailand99 said: My missus tells me they are all sharing that moment on farcebook and having a good laugh as well. I would say biggest loss of face for a Thai PM ever. How does it compare to sneaking out of the country to avoid going to jail? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johng Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 17 hours ago, Thailand said: And without doubt many more red faces to come Like this ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klauskunkel Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 18 hours ago, webfact said: Suddenly, he realized he had forgotten the type of rice Thailand exported to Africa and hastily asked officials via microphone for help "kao hom submarine" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srikcir Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 16 hours ago, cerox said: isnt that illegal and similar to strong criticism of the government? Not by MP's during session of parliament. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csmith Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 16 hours ago, mfd101 said: We can all have 'senior moments'. So concentrate on what's important: What are his plans for leading Thailand in to the late twentieth century? Agree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srikcir Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 19 hours ago, webfact said: Suddenly, he realized he had forgotten the type of rice Thailand exported to Africa Prayut was supposed to read verbatim (that's word-for-word) from his official written 34-page policy statement issued to parliament prior to his presentation. But several times he was criticized for interjecting political commentary. His attempted mention of type of rice exported to Africa (a continent and not a nation) may have been such an instance. Or it was an oversight in the official statement and he decided to verbally "correct" his policy statement. Regarding Thailand rice exports to African nations, that's been ongoing before Prayut's military coup. In fact India and China have been Thailand's main rice export competitors in Africa. And several key African nations such as Ghana and Nigeria have - ironically similar to Prayut's economic philosophy of national sufficiency - dramatically increased domestic rice production through foreign investments to reduce their reliance on expensive imported rice. So I'm not sure how any mention by Prayut on or off the record of Thailand rice exports to Africa has any significance to parliament. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worgeordie Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 He will be getting the shakes next regards worgeordie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChipButty Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 On his Friday night matinee he always maintained he was a General not a Politician so give him a break Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post spidermike007 Posted July 27, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted July 27, 2019 Prayuth and the Thai army, are the worst things to happen to Thailand in recent history. Neither serve any useful function for society, and both are insuring that the nation is moving backwards, at a staggering pace. He is incompetent beyond one's ability to comprehend. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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