Not much of an apology: Health minister Anutin unrepentant after face mask tirade against "farang"

[SupermarineS6B]

If anyone's interested have a read of this, it's amazing that over a hundred years ago the powers that were are pretty similar to what's happening today....... Just goes to prove that this particular leopard cannot change its spots...."A thousand miles on an elephant in the Shan states"  Pdf....... Banned here of course..... There's some choice/fruity descriptions of Thai immigration and officials that seem to have time travelled to this very day........  It also blows to pieces the lie about Thailand not being colonized because Thailand was so strong......... Absolute BS......... Nobody wanted it...... 

[newnative]

4 minutes ago, DannyCarlton said:

You'll have to wait in line with his superiors. I hear ther's already a bullet with his name on it.

    I was referring to an earlier post on another thread where I called dibs on submitting him in the annual 'Most Brain-Dead Thailand Public Official' contest.  I think my chances of winning just went from good to excellent.  The year is still young, however...

[DannyCarlton]

6 minutes ago, noone223 said:

Half of the people here complaining while filling in their TM-30.

backbone much?

 

Never filled one in. Don't even know what they look like.

[Thingamabob]

6 hours ago, mickyr55 said:

So the country and its officials blunder blindly forward. 

I would have hoped that the foreigner had accepted the offer of a mask in a polite manner. His refusal to do so has caused a lot of trouble. If you don't like the way things are done here just leave and don't come back.

[AJS150654]

My opinion is exactly the same as morrobay, don't like getting a bit of your own back. I continuously read the sarcastic, rude and veiled racist comments from some contributors to stories on this page, but when the shoe is on the other foot, OMG, the world is coming to an end!! 

[ParkerN]

6 hours ago, mtls2005 said:

I expected Prayut and Newin to force him into public prostration mode, but maybe they're hoping it will all go away. Or he gets to go on the next Wuhan airlift.

 

This isn't much worse than having a cabinet minister fending off accusations of a heroin conviction and dodgy academic credentials.

 

Farang think too mut.

 

 

 

But but but...

 

Surely no self-respecting government would appoint anyone to a ministerial position if they have a heroine conviction r a fake degree certificate. Surely not... What would that say about such a government. And what would be next? nepotism involving a brother? dodgy watches?

 

Wow. What kind of a country would tolerate such a government? Worse even than Boris with all his outright lies...

Edited February 8, 2020 by ParkerN

[ParkerN]

5 hours ago, Beggar said:

They are expensive and very uncomfortable. But the government told us that we can get masks at the Blue Shops. No idea what shops these are and where you can find them. But now the WHO tells us that we should not use masks if we are not sick. I think I will start to ignore this virus. It is simply to complicated. 

 

 

 

Welcome to the sane majority...

 

 

[Thian]

11 minutes ago, JimGant said:

Haven't read most of this thread, so this may be a repeat....

...but is this the farang hating government official that is the cause of "Thai only health insurance" that is causing so much trouble for farangs being denied one-year extensions even tho' they have far superior farang health insurance......?

Really? So is the dutch healtcare insurance not valid for the Thai non-oa visa?

[DannyCarlton]

4 minutes ago, Thingamabob said:

I would have hoped that the foreigner had accepted the offer of a mask in a polite manner. His refusal to do so has caused a lot of trouble. If you don't like the way things are done here just leave and don't come back.

No his refusal didn't cause any trouble, ai Anutin's reaction caused all the trouble.

[NoshowJones]

7 hours ago, spiekerjozef said:

He should apologise for being a health minister who knows nothing about health.

 

I give him 2 days and he will be removed from office and probably end up in some massage parlour.

Inactive duties in a massage parlour???? 

[1duckyboy]

Unless he was handing out N95 masks it a waste of time though it probably makes some Thais feel safer and makes him look like he's doing something. I wish a farang there had explained to him in front of the media why the masks he was handing out are useless in protecting against airborne contageone. 

Edited February 8, 2020 by 1duckyboy

[DannyCarlton]

4 minutes ago, AJS150654 said:

My opinion is exactly the same as morrobay, don't like getting a bit of your own back. I continuously read the sarcastic, rude and veiled racist comments from some contributors to stories on this page, but when the shoe is on the other foot, OMG, the world is coming to an end!! 

I don't think that any of us are goverment ministers who have shown our xenophobic hatred to the gathered media which was then broadcast around the world. Correct me if I'm wrong.

[Salerno]

He's copping a fair bit of flak on his Facebook page from the locals e.g.

 

• Phongsak Deeleart <deleted> you <deleted> you <deleted> mouth. You have a brain in your ears. No wavy marks in your brain.
  https://www.facebook.com/153951094974177/posts/1193887004313909/

   

• Art Plerksophon He may see the nail <deleted> on his hand and don't want to take it.
  
  PS. Give a hygienic mask to other people. You should wear gloves and touch it just on the strap. Otherwise, the hygienic mask will not be hygienic ^^

 

https://www.facebook.com/AnutinC/photos/a.2095908953777308/3109745735726953/?type=3&theater

 

Edited February 8, 2020 by Salerno

[raccos21]

In somehow it will be comeback to him soon or later. That the day he will regret what he said. 

[Dominion]

So the country is <deleted> then if this is the response from him. Ship us all out and come begging back later. Good job. We all know our place here.

[P100]

Anutin would never apologize to foreigners, of course not, he is a racist xenophobic, and just wait, if Thailand will have a real outbreak of Corona, he will be the first to put the blame on farangs, not on Chinese!

 

Chinese still are welcome to Thailand, sick or not, doesn`t matter. But farangs should follow his advice and wear a (useless) face mask.

 

Wouldn't it make more sense to fix the root cause instead by closing the border for Chinese ?????

How can a health minister, who himself has proven to be outrageously incompetent in handling the Corona crisis, who himself gave wrong advises to the public, who himself does not wear a mask on many pictures in the media, still be kept in office despite his unprofessional behavior ??

 

This man has once again proven to be unfit for office, 1. not competent at all, and 2. bad behavior in public. Insulting all foreigners when he has a private issue with one farang who made him -rightfully- loose face, while he was celebrating himself in the media? What an accomplishment to hold an unpacked face mask in his dirty and sweaty hand and expecting a farang who probably knows something about hygiene to wear that mask in his face??? Disgusting.

Is he a man ? Can he not take criticism and admit mistakes ? Does he know what the letters of WHO mean? Does he ever heard about their -competent- recommendation to Corona?

 

In this Thai government any kind of accountability is missing. Get rid of this idiot now! Employ instead a specialist, who doesn't celebrate himself in the media, but instead knows something about public health, there are many farangs, who actually know what to do, while that little man does only know how to pose for a photo in the media.

 

Edited February 8, 2020 by P100

[spidermike007]

1 hour ago, sambum said:

"The same probably applies to the army." They ARE Army without the uniforms! And the same applies to the police! A friend of my Thai wife has a son who wanted to join the police. She was told "Oh, it costs a lot of money to join the police"!

 

 

Of course it does. You are buying a franchise, much the same as a 7/11, Taco Bell, etc., but without the hassle or expense of a storefront.

Edited February 8, 2020 by spidermike007

[Drax]

7 hours ago, darksidedog said:

A single foreigner refused, which he took as justification to slag off every single farang here? And he won't apologise? There are many things I could say about his suitability for office and overall intelligence, but as a moderator, I shall refrain from the worst of it and simply say, unacceptable.

And that forgeiner who refused probably doesn’t even live here. Coronavirus isn’t a big deal back at home yet so wouldn’t be surprised.

 

If I saw someone handing out stuff I might have refused too thinking it’s spam advertisement or something.

Edited February 8, 2020 by Drax

[metisdead]

Some troll posts and off topic posts have been removed as well as the replies. 

[spidermike007]

56 minutes ago, sambum said:

I remember a (little Oud) comment of a couple of weeks back as if it were yesterday:-

 

"Be nice to the tourists, we need their money"

 

 

Is it possible someone had a "conversation" with him already? I tend to think so. He sure changed his attitude. Nothing like the threat of dismissal to make a man behave more reasonably and rationally.

[P100]

7 minutes ago, raccos21 said:

In somehow it will be comeback to him soon or later. That the day he will regret what he said. 

very true

[ParkerN]

22 minutes ago, AJS150654 said:

My opinion is exactly the same as morrobay, don't like getting a bit of your own back. I continuously read the sarcastic, rude and veiled racist comments from some contributors to stories on this page, but when the shoe is on the other foot, OMG, the world is coming to an end!! 

Another one who thinks Thais will love him if he says nice things about them. Leave him in peace, he'll wake up in his own time, same as we all did.

 

 

[Drax]

36 minutes ago, Zack61 said:

Racist

Who do you think increased public  hospital prices for expats and retirees Back in September (dual pricing based in nationality)? I’m not gonna point names but I think we know. 

Edited February 8, 2020 by Drax

[metempsychotic]

7 hours ago, morrobay said:

Who cares what they say. Its a two way street. Look at all the negative/ condescending comments about Thais by foreigners around here.

It is indeed true, but folks here are for all intents and purposes irrelevant, and he is an elected and high ranking government in charge of narional policy.

 

[herwin1234]

7 hours ago, morrobay said:

Who cares what they say. Its a two way street. Look at all the negative/ condescending comments about Thais by foreigners around here.

its hilarious. To WHO should he apologize? To all the farang of TV who constantly trash Thailand and Thai people in the most  cynical and unfair way? 

I bet this Thai official singles out the noble Farang in his tirade (and doesnt mention eg Chinese ppl)  bc he has too many experiences with extreme rude and arrogant farangs.

Anyway, its his country, he doesnt have to bow his head to farang, or "apologize", if he wants to do a good scolding, let him.

 

[P100]

I try to imagine what happens to that brave farang who dared to embarrass him by refusing his gift... deported, barred from entry, harassed by police? It`s Thailand ...

[allenberg]

Apologize or not will not erase what he has already said...Nor will opinion of this imbecilic event change (apology or no apology). 

Edited February 8, 2020 by allenberg

[DannyCarlton]

1 minute ago, herwin1234 said:

its hilarious. To WHO should he apologize? To all the farang of TV who constantly trash Thailand and Thai people in the most  cynical and unfair way? 

I bet this Thai official singles out the noble Farang in his tirade (and doesnt mention eg Chinese ppl)  bc he has too many experiences with extreme rude and arrogant farangs.

Anyway, its his country, he doesnt have to bow his head to farang, or "apologize", if he wants to do a good scolding, let him.

 

I don't trash Thailand or Thai people, not even in this thread. I have never talked about a Thai the way ai Anutin spoke about me and my race. He referred to us as ai ferang, doesn't get much lower than that. I think that I am entitled to call him ai Anutin and an obnoxious idiot. Don't you agree?

[JustAnotherHun]

40 minutes ago, Thingamabob said:

I would have hoped that the foreigner had accepted the offer...

 

But as he did not, he may have avoided an infection refusing to touch a useless gadget handed out through a mentally challenged looking an grinning stranger withc a chin mask.

Or the tourist was scared being pickpocketed with the other hand while the first would hand out  the mask.

Edited February 8, 2020 by JustAnotherHun

[Borzandy]

7 hours ago, rooster59 said:

But any racist foreigner is not his friend, he intimated.

So it's racism to don't want to wear mask.