Prayut wants Thais to prepare for the worst, asks for trust in his leadership

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Prayut wants Thais to prepare for the worst, asks for trust in his leadership

 

 

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha told the Thai people on Wednesday to expect the worst in the next several weeks or months as the coronavirus continues to ravage the country and as more stringent measures being imposed are going to affect their daily lives.

 

He urged all Thai people to cooperate fully with the government, to act responsibly and to comply strictly with preventive directives, which are necessary for their protection, even though they may feel their freedom is being eroded.

 

In his address to the nation this afternoon, following the declaration of a nationwide state of emergency yesterday, the prime minister stressed that more stringent measures are necessary to slow the spread of COVID-19 and to reduce the socio-economic impacts from the contagion.

 

He said that from now on he will be in charge of the fight against the contagion, from prevention and treatment to rehabilitation, and will report directly to the people on the progress of the government’s efforts.

 

“Several weeks or months from now may be the worst time for us, the most difficult time for Thailand. It will be an unprecedented and challenging time for us. We must accept that Thailand is now at a turning point in the fight against COVID-19 and the situation may worsen considerably. It will affect our health, our income and our ways of life,” said the prime minister.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/prayut-wants-thais-to-prepare-for-the-worst-asks-for-trust-in-his-leadership/

 

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[RotBenz8888]

He'd stopped all foreigners from entering, so the virus will soon disappear. Clown.

[Thaiwrath]

"and he urged everyone to have faith in his leadership."

 

Why should anyone have faith in his leadership ?

His main task is, and always has been, to take care of the elite in the country.

He cares very little about normal members of Thai society, and is using this pandemic to garner support. 

 

[Tayaout]

I don't worry at all because Prayuth has the situation 100% under control. 

[Creasy]

Trust a crook you say ? 

[RichardColeman]

I imagine the 'worst' would translate as running his Friday night spectaculars 24/7 on all channels

[Matzzon]

How can a person ask for trust, when there is no knowledge of the meaning of the word? Useless!

[Davo369]

I ain't  to sure about this guy..... I think he telling porky....

[PatOngo]

"There'll be no Coup"

Of course people trust you!

 

[ThailandRyan]

18 minutes ago, RichardColeman said:

I imagine the 'worst' would translate as running his Friday night spectaculars 24/7 on all channels

Songs it is about his songs.......

[Justgrazing]

39 minutes ago, webfact said:

Prayut wants Thais to prepare for the worst, asks for trust in his leadership

Big ask that one .. 

 

39 minutes ago, webfact said:

He said that from now on he will be in charge of the fight against the contagion, from prevention and treatment to rehabilitation, and will report directly to the people on the progress of the government’s efforts

Hmmm .. This is a big one with the globe treading into uncertainty for the next few mths but no mention in this of who he is taking guidance from .. Some other leaders are making big of the fact they are following medical and scientific advice to the letter .. 

His reputation could get tarnished a bit if he doesn't get scientific with it and to date there does appear to be something left to be desired in the response with the debatable numbers of those said to be infected and the mortality rate ( and that did take some believing until 2 or 3 days ago ) .. Yet it is only the last 2 weeks maybe it is dawning what is happening .. Personally I'd be a bit crafty , stand aside just before the traincrash and let the minions cop for the fallout shouting to anyone willing to listen " there I told you so but you wouldn't listen  " .. 

 

Edited March 25, 2020 by Justgrazing
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[Chazar]

be  funny if the "signer" in the corner  stuck his  middle  finger  up,more  like he now really  afraid  of losing power.......trust you, based on the  past few  months "welcome Chinese" yeah right!

Cant even give out correct safety  information to the sheeple

[Chang_paarp]

Thailand will be seen as a hotspot and travel bans will be imposed by other countries, effectively doing what Prayut should have done some time ago. The unfortunate thing his inability to make a decision without permission from those higher up has, and will continue to, cost Thailand dearly in both cash and credibility.

[Chazar]

i can see immigration next year asking for that 4-800k when their  very own banks  have  collapsed.......wont be their  problem though

[Davo369]

He looks like Mr muscle from that advert 

[z42]

Will sure be interesting to see just how repressive the authorities become during the lockdown.

 

The fallout from this thing will be unprecedented. A whole nation to piece back together and revive with modern, forward looking thinking.

 

The next generation know what's up. And any repression shown during the lockdown won't be forgiven down the line.

[bangkokfrog]

47 minutes ago, Thaiwrath said:

"and he urged everyone to have faith in his leadership."

 

Why should anyone have faith in his leadership ?

His main task is, and always has been, to take care of the elite in the country.

He cares very little about normal members of Thai society, and is using this pandemic to garner support. 

 

Now that he has everything under his control, it will be interesting to see if hospitals serving the poor get fair allocations of essential equipment such as ventilators, or whether some items mysteriously disappear from the system so that they are available for more "important" people that need them. He might think his taking charge will garner support, but when it fails (as it surely will) he will need to order another display of guns and tanks to stay in power.

[ezzra]

Love him or loathe him, right now he's all that this country have to take it through this disaster, let the man do his job and history alone will judge him but right now he's the man....

[PatOngo]

27 minutes ago, ezzra said:

Love him or loathe him, right now he's all that this country have to take it through this disaster, let the man do his job and history alone will judge him but right now he's the man....

Until recently there was a viable alternative, but they were abolished!

 

 

Edited March 25, 2020 by PatOngo

[colinneil]

Trust him....... iS HE SERIOUS?

 

[bangkokfrog]

48 minutes ago, ezzra said:

Love him or loathe him, right now he's all that this country have to take it through this disaster, let the man do his job and history alone will judge him but right now he's the man....

You are 100% correct in saying that (sadly) he is all we have. History is a great judge, but my concern is for the tens / hundreds of thousands of people who may die in the meantime because of his arrogance and ineptitude. He may(?) be a man, but IMHO is certainly not THE man.

Edited March 25, 2020 by bangkokfrog

[metisdead]

Referring to Thailand or the government as a dictatorship, military dictatorship or other such terms will be removed. 

[Just1Voice]

TRUST HIM?  I'll. trust him to totally screw things up. 

Edited March 25, 2020 by Just1Voice

[Grumpy John]

I think we can all agree there are other people with the necessary skill to GEt the country throuGH this crisis but we have Prayut.  So like the old song says "If you can't love the one you want, love the one your with". Credit: S.  Stills

[Matzzon]

1 hour ago, Justgrazing said:

Hmmm .. This is a big one with the globe treading into uncertainty for the next few mths but no mention in this of who he is taking guidance from .. Some other leaders are making big of the fact they are following medical and scientific advice to the letter .. 

If it´s going to be good or bad, I do not have a clue about. Anyway, there has been 2 articles with pictures about Prayut and the best and most knowledgeable doctors in Thailand. I guess that at least will give you answer where he takes his advice from. However, nobody knows if he likes them and will heed to them.

[Matzzon]

31 minutes ago, colinneil said:

Trust him....... iS HE SERIOUS?

 

YES! That´s the really scary part.

[edwinchester]

This is the same man who recently said that everything is under control.

[Thailand]

He just oozes the trust factor-not.

Your people hid the truth for weeks and now the country has to suffer the consequences.

And they will be around for a very long time.

[cyril sneer]

remember not to type anything negative!

 

[klauskunkel]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

It will affect our health, our income and our ways of life,” said the prime minister.

Our?