Thai billionaires dip into deep pockets to fight Covid-19

[webfact]

Billionaires dip into deep pockets to fight Covid-19

 

Cr.@prayutofficial

 

As Covid-19 infections and fatalities continue to rise across the world, many billionaires are stepping up to help ease the blow for the poorest people while also fighting back against the deadly disease.

 

Contributions by moguls – many of them among the world’s richest – range from supporting their employees and helping the vulnerable, to procuring medical equipment for hospitals and funding vaccine research.

 

In Thailand, wealthy tycoons have joined their fellow citizens in donating to people worst-hit by the temporary closure of businesses to curb the spread of the virus.

 

Charoen Pokphand Group patriarch Dhanin Chearavanont, Thailand’s richest man with a net worth of US$14.1 billion (456.8 billion baht), has spent Bt100 million of that money to build a factory making 100,000 free surgical masks per day for healthcare workers. Several of Dhanin’s wealthy peers have also donated expensive medical equipment for the treatment of Covid-19 patients, particularly ventilators and negative pressure isolation rooms.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/billionaires-dip-into-deep-pockets-to-fight-covid-19/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2020-04-27

 

- Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you

- Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates

[lkv]

35 minutes ago, webfact said:

Several of Dhanin’s wealthy peers have also donated expensive medical equipment for the treatment of Covid-19 patients, particularly ventilators and negative pressure isolation rooms.

They had ventilators and negative pressure isolation rooms in the back yard of their mansions piled up in stock, or am I missing something?

[pegman]

If there was much to this there would be more specifics. From what I've seen a lot of the handouts have been from small businesses. McDonalds I saw one big business that has stepped up.

[bodga]

Why the smugness  photo?

[faraday]

Cr.@prayutofficial

 

 

Ok then.....555!

 

Gerrit...?

Edited April 26, 2020 by faraday

[colinneil]

42 minutes ago, bodga said:

Why the smugness  photo?

Because that billionaire aint parting with 1 baht.????

[Grumpy John]

In a story designed to promote how wonderful Thai billionaires are I have just one question:  What are they donating that isn't tax deductable?

[scorecard]

40 minutes ago, Grumpy John said:

In a story designed to promote how wonderful Thai billionaires are I have just one question:  What are they donating that isn't tax deductable?

And what future strings/expectations are attached?

[Somtamnication]

Laughable. No matter how rich you are, you gotta listen to the man in green!

[Matzzon]

3 hours ago, lkv said:

They had ventilators and negative pressure isolation rooms in the back yard of their mansions piled up in stock, or am I missing something?

Yes, you are missing the will to understand what you read. Not that I know how big this is and how much that has been donated, but one would assume that they donated money for the import or production of these equipments.

[PETERTHEEATER]

2 hours ago, bodga said:

Why the smugness  photo?

He's been recognised as one of them?

[CharlieH]

The smugness is his cut ! Like any "filter" less will come out the bottom that goes in the top.

[Knocker33]

Not one mention of all the foriengners out there on the streets handing out free food.

 

[RJRS1301]

3 hours ago, lkv said:

They had ventilators and negative pressure isolation rooms in the back yard of their mansions piled up in stock, or am I missing something?

Doesn't everyone, in preparation of just such an event

 

[jaiyen]

6 minutes ago, Knocker33 said:

Not one mention of all the foriengners out there on the streets handing out free food.

 

This article isn't about that.  They have been mentioned many times in the past week in other articles.  Some even got nicked for doing it 

[BobbyL]

Well, hardly anything in the grand scheme of his wealth. Under 0.1%. 

 

However, I bet these people will be lorded in the Thai press as being great people who all Thais must respect. 

Edited April 27, 2020 by BobbyL

[steven100]

give it a break will ya  !!    .... as usual the bashing brigade are out. 

It's a simple news story about the rich donating to help support those in need during the virus pandemic.

 

nothing more, nothing less .... so give up the bashing for a day .  It gets a bit tiring.

[OneeyedJohn]

deep pockets, short arms...

[Canuck1966]

looks like nine tenths of F all to be honest

[RJRS1301]

It is amazing, the rantings earlier about the wealthy doing nothing, now a news item on them making donations,  and out come the sharpened pitchfork brigade

Edited April 27, 2020 by RJRS1301

[hobobo]

2 hours ago, bodga said:

Why the smugness  photo?

Working out percentages?

[Laza 45]

The bottom feeding cynical experts on absolutely everything are out in force..  suffering from beer withdrawal perhaps?  

[Sydebolle]

"Thailand’s richest man with a net worth of US$14.1 billion (456.8 billion baht), has spent Bt100 million" - or 0.00021891418% of his accrued fortune. I do not want to diminish the undertaking but, from a financial point of view, a small bottle of drinking water in a monthly budget costs more.

It is not stated, if the masks, so kindly produced in this factory, are given away free of charge without fingerpointing, some ministers cutting ribbons and the usual rannygazoo but just as a philanthrop endeavour to the benefit of the nation. 

[dinsdale]

How about they all chip in including the govt to make covid test free then we would have a better idea of the spread. Dip into deep popckets sure but how deep. Getting Chinese just to dig into their own pockets is a miracle. Getting them to dig deep is of course fanciful.

[whaleboneman]

45 minutes ago, Sydebolle said:

"Thailand’s richest man with a net worth of US$14.1 billion (456.8 billion baht), has spent Bt100 million" - or 0.00021891418% of his accrued fortune. I do not want to diminish the undertaking but, from a financial point of view, a small bottle of drinking water in a monthly budget costs more.

It is not stated, if the masks, so kindly produced in this factory, are given away free of charge without fingerpointing, some ministers cutting ribbons and the usual rannygazoo but just as a philanthrop endeavour to the benefit of the nation. 

check your math - it's way wrong.

[hotchilli]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

In Thailand, wealthy tycoons have joined their fellow citizens in donating to people worst-hit by the temporary closure of businesses to curb the spread of the virus

Because the incumbent regime have emptied the pot.

[poohy]

I dont think the article is totally correct ..that's all i will say.

[Forza2002]

If there was an award for "smug, conceited person of the year" I think we know who would win that!!

[sprq]

Big deal.

[Saint Nick]

2 hours ago, steven100 said:

give it a break will ya  !!    .... as usual the bashing brigade are out. 

It's a simple news story about the rich donating to help support those in need during the virus pandemic.

 

nothing more, nothing less .... so give up the bashing for a day .  It gets a bit tiring.

Whereas your constant praising of this bunch is as fresh as the morning!

Again and again...and again...and again....