Popular Post webfact Posted April 24, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 24, 2020 Sontirat orders probe into Bt150,000 vegetable carts ordered by Egat By The Nation Energy Minister Sontirat Sontijirawong ordered a probe into the purchase of overpriced vegetable carts under the ‘Supply and Construction of 500/230 kV(GIS)’ project after activist Srisuwan Janya displayed an invoice for Bt150,000 each. Srisuwan produced the purchase document of the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) that stated the high price of the cart. He added that such a cart should cost around Bt2,000 if bought at the local market. He added that this was one of the problems swept under the rug and the state enterprise was using the national budget to pamper its employees. The minister said that he would set up a committee to investigate the matter which would take around two weeks. Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30386711 -- © Copyright The Nation Thailand 2020-04-24 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Thaiwrath Posted April 24, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 24, 2020 (edited) 12 minutes ago, webfact said: displayed an invoice for Bt150,000 each. 12 minutes ago, webfact said: such a cart should cost around Bt2,000 if bought at the local market. Pure and utterly despicable greed to steal money ! Edited April 24, 2020 by Thaiwrath 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post johng Posted April 24, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 24, 2020 9 minutes ago, webfact said: activist Srisuwan Janya displayed an invoice for Bt150,000 each. Surely just another (in long line of ) "misunderstanding" ???? 11 minutes ago, webfact said: committee to investigate the matter which would take around two weeks. activist shipped off to re-education camp for 2 weeks ☹️ 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JAG Posted April 24, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 24, 2020 A "smart cart"? Thailand 4.0 doesn't come without a cost you know! 1 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post z42 Posted April 24, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 24, 2020 Scumbags everywhere 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post anterian Posted April 24, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 24, 2020 why is the Electricity Generating Authority getting involved in vegetable carts? 15 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post apex2000 Posted April 24, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 24, 2020 Anyone ask why EGAT needs vegetable carts in the first place? 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Chelseafan Posted April 24, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 24, 2020 50 minutes ago, anterian said: why is the Electricity Generating Authority getting involved in vegetable carts? Now THAT my friend is a very good question... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holy cow cm Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 1 hour ago, webfact said: He added that such a cart should cost around Bt2,000 if bought at the local market. Not if it has silver trim on it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarryP Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 1 hour ago, johng said: Surely just another (in long line of ) "misunderstanding" ???? activist shipped off to re-education camp for 2 weeks ☹️ That is not going to happen. Srisuwan is not a true activist. He is a serial complainer and mostly about those in the opposition so he is tolerated. However, there is no denying that from time to time he does raise something that is genuine and worthwhile pursuing. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DrTuner Posted April 24, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 24, 2020 That's dirt cheap, I would have expected at least 1.5M baht. It's the local "value added" corruption tax. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post darksidedog Posted April 24, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 24, 2020 1 hour ago, anterian said: why is the Electricity Generating Authority getting involved in vegetable carts? There is 148,000 Baht profit to be skimmed with every one. 4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post donnacha Posted April 24, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 24, 2020 1 hour ago, anterian said: why is the Electricity Generating Authority getting involved in vegetable carts? Where else would you put a PEA? 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Justgrazing Posted April 24, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 24, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, webfact said: ordered a probe into the purchase of overpriced vegetable carts under the ‘Supply and Construction of 500/230 kV(GIS)’ project after activist Srisuwan Janya displayed an invoice for Bt150,000 each It's the sheer neck they have to ask 150k for a bit of yellow painted bent tubing and supermarket trolley wheels that I admire .. You'd be hard pressed keeping a straight face even sending the invoice in the post .. Edited April 24, 2020 by Justgrazing Sp 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Denim Posted April 24, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 24, 2020 But that Thaksin was so corrupt wasn't he. Lucky for Thailand there was a coup and corruption has been stamped out and everything is roses now. By the way,that's not yellow paint. Those carts are gold plated. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPKANKAN Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 3 hours ago, anterian said: why is the Electricity Generating Authority getting involved in vegetable carts? Were these ones made by Tesla?? ???????????????????????????????? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billd766 Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 1 hour ago, Denim said: But that Thaksin was so corrupt wasn't he. Lucky for Thailand there was a coup and corruption has been stamped out and everything is roses now. By the way,that's not yellow paint. Those carts are gold plated. At that price I would think they would be made of solid gold. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denim Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 41 minutes ago, DPKANKAN said: Were these ones made by Tesla?? ???????????????????????????????? No, these are BMWs. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bodga Posted April 24, 2020 Share Posted April 24, 2020 4 hours ago, anterian said: why is the Electricity Generating Authority getting involved in vegetable carts? It should surely be Anutin, he's a vegetable after all. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFishman1 Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 Amazing Thailand they’re all corrupt here TIT 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PETERTHEEATER Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 The minister said that he would set up a committee to investigate the matter which would take around two weeks. Two weeks to set up a committee then two years to run the investigation before concluding there is no case to answer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpy one Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 The investigation will take 2 weeks and cost 3 million baht 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAG Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 (edited) 40 minutes ago, PETERTHEEATER said: The minister said that he would set up a committee to investigate the matter which would take around two weeks. Two weeks to set up a committee then two years to run the investigation before concluding there is no case to answer. 35 minutes ago, Grumpy one said: The investigation will take 2 weeks and cost 3 million baht And that, as they say, is the rub. Even with a case of such blatant corruption as this, it will either be swamped with bureaucratic inertia, or used as an opportunity to steal even more money, Whichever route is taken, or perhaps even a combination, it will be simply another exercise in utterly blatant corruption. These people are utterly shameless. The motivation is always not how can we stop this from happening again, and bring the perpetrators to justice, but how can we ensure we get (or increase) our share. Edited April 25, 2020 by JAG 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digger70 Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 20 hours ago, webfact said: Sontirat orders probe into Bt150,000 vegetable carts ordered by Egat THB 150K EACH. Easy to find out Who Ordered them and Who gave the order to Pay for them . One Day, a few phone cals and the Culprits should be in Jail. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nahkit Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 19 hours ago, Denim said: But that Thaksin was so corrupt wasn't he. Lucky for Thailand there was a coup and corruption has been stamped out and everything is roses now. By the way,that's not yellow paint. Those carts are gold plated. Yes, he was. The fact that others are still corrupt doesn't exonerate him. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denim Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 15 hours ago, nahkit said: Yes, he was. The fact that others are still corrupt doesn't exonerate him. True. Just makes him the lesser of two evils. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nahkit Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 28 minutes ago, Denim said: 1 hour ago, nahkit said: Yes, he was. The fact that others are still corrupt doesn't exonerate him. True. Just makes him the lesser of two evils. I think I'm beginning to agree with you on that one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worgeordie Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 Apart from the corruption,that is a very poor design if used to carry vegetables,this is the type I used as a lad working in Newcastle wholesale market, the Thai design you will be lucky to get a bag of carrots on it. regards Worgeordie 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reigntax Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 (edited) 9 minutes ago, worgeordie said: Apart from the corruption,that is a very poor design if used to carry vegetables,this is the type I used as a lad working in Newcastle wholesale market, the Thai design you will be lucky to get a bag of carrots on it. regards Worgeordie It's not supposed to be functional. Just a product to allow money to be skimmed. If functional, it would surely cost 10 times that amount in Thailand allowing for commissions and suitable inclusions for the brown envelopes. Edited April 25, 2020 by Reigntax 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericthai Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 On 4/24/2020 at 4:44 AM, apex2000 said: Anyone ask why EGAT needs vegetable carts in the first place? They use them to move cable, tools, supplies around on job sites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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