Pattaya: Mayor's deputy "blows a fuse" over "negligent" mishandling of coronavirus crisis

[webfact]

Pattaya: Mayor's deputy "blows a fuse" over "negligent" mishandling of coronavirus crisis

 

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Manager reported that a deputy of Pattaya mayor Sontaya Khunpluem convened a meeting of senior officials who were openly criticised for failures in handling the coronavirus crisis at the resort. 

 

The media said Sutham Petchket "blew a fuse" after it emerged that information and travel history about six foreigners and a Thai with coronavirus had not been passed on. 

 

In addition there were still people openly congregating in places like entertainment venues and tourist sites and boxing places in contravention of the regulations.

 

Sutham's dressing down plainly stated that civil servants in Pattaya were not doing their jobs properly and the resort looked hopeless in comparison to other provinces and places in Thailand where stringent measures were in place to limit the spread of the virus.

 

Other places were following procedures laid down by the government and health authorities so why was this not happening in Pattaya, he demanded.

 

He outlined how things were going to be from now on with clearer job responsibilities and inquiries into who was not doing their work properly and why.

 

Manager even reported that Sutham used vocabulary that translates as negligent and careless regarding Pattaya's response to the Covid-19 crisis so far.

 

He said the mishandling of the response could have a severe impact on public health, the economy and tourism.

 

Manager said in their headline that there was shock in Pattaya about the latest cases now being treated at public and private hospitals.

 

Source: Manager Online

 

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[YetAnother]

18 minutes ago, webfact said:

Sutham's dressing down plainly stated that civil servants in Pattaya were not doing their jobs properly

a thai complaning about the thai way

[Denim]

In a game of Covis 19 poker, a hissy fit cannot trump a brown envelope.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited March 27, 2020 by Denim

[Rimmer]

A couple of off topic posts removed

[Ian Nagle]

The 'mai phen rai' way of dealing with Covid ain't gonna work. 

[bluesofa]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

Manager even reported that Sutham used vocabulary that translates as negligent and careless regarding Pattaya's response to the Covid-19 crisis so far.

Where does he get these ideas from?

Must have been mixing with too many ferangs and their attitude has rubbed off on him quicker than you can say 'Covid'.

 

Edited March 27, 2020 by bluesofa
grammar

[Justgrazing]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

The media said Sutham Petchket "blew a fuse"

Kinky .. 

[trainman34014]

And then they all had lunch, went home and forgot every word he said !

[fruitman]

5 hours ago, YetAnother said:

a thai complaning about the thai way

Watch this Italian mayor, he's really good....

 

 

[Leaver]

When you put wealth before health, you end up losing both. 

[johng]

19 minutes ago, Leaver said:

When you put wealth before health, you end up losing both. 

Yes upto just a couple of weeks ago they where openly welcoming/encoraging tourists from China including 7,000 from Wuhan !  I think there are still quite a few still trapped in Thailand  certainly saw  a few last time I was at Immigration  trying to extend their visa.

[smedly]

6 hours ago, webfact said:

He said the mishandling of the response could have a severe impact on public health, the economy and tourism.

So why are Restaurants remaining open to sitting customers all over the City of Pattaya 

 

Like Bangkok and other provinces all over Thailand THEY SHOULD BE "TAKE AWAY" OR "DELIVERY"

 

So why is Pattaya ignoring this and the governor posting the most incomprehensible nonsense I have ever read trying to justify it just this morning

 

Kindly explain why they are still open !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[thailand49]

Too bad they have no power on the Darkside, it is a free for all out here at night and that includes the Nongrue police gambling houses.

[fruitman]

44 minutes ago, thailand49 said:

Too bad they have no power on the Darkside, it is a free for all out here at night and that includes the Nongrue police gambling houses.

Prayuth has no power at all in Pattaya, that's why the taxi's also don't use a meter.

[NCC1701A]

1 hour ago, thailand49 said:

Too bad they have no power on the Darkside, it is a free for all out here at night and that includes the Nongrue police gambling houses.

that sounds so cool. in Hua Hin we are tucked into bed by 8pm. 

 

and that means Netflix off and lights out.

 

Edited March 27, 2020 by NCC1701A

[fforest1]

4 hours ago, Leaver said:

When you put wealth before health, you end up losing both. 

Did not Benjamin Franklin say this?

[a977]

14 hours ago, thailand49 said:

Too bad they have no power on the Darkside, it is a free for all out here at night and that includes the Nongrue police gambling houses.

And the liquor store on Soi Khao Noi allowing patrons to sit around a table drinking beer (no social distancing there). I thought you needed a licence to sell liquor to people to drink on premises

[jacko45k]

18 hours ago, trainman34014 said:

And then they all had lunch, went home and forgot every word he said !

Don't forget the precursor... he stopped what he was doing, raised his eyes from his mobile phone, put it down on the table.....

[mike787]

now the mayor is <deleted> off...great!  Wee have another problem...

[tifino]

23 hours ago, webfact said:

civil servants

wow! - first time I've ever heard a Civil Servant ever actually utter that term!  

 

maybe there is hope for him after all? 

 

[mikebell]

On 3/27/2020 at 8:48 AM, webfact said:

civil servants in Pattaya were not doing their jobs properly

Throughout Thailand, civil servants are not civil & only ever do their job properly for an under the counter payment.

[Reigntax]

No. The civil servants were just doing their normal standard of work. Ignore everything important and do menial tasks.

Edited March 28, 2020 by Reigntax
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