Patong business leader calls for urgent government humanitarian, business aid

By The Phuket News

 

Patong streets remain empty. Photo: PR Phuket

 

PHUKET:-- Patong hotel and restaurant businessman Preechavude “Prab” Keesin has called for urgent measures by the government to help people in Patong, both those suffering from not having any income and for businesses so they can start providing jobs for the community.

 

In a live interview yesterday (May 5), Mr Preechavude pointed out that the COVID-19 situation has left the usually busy streets of Patong empty, and the forced shut down of businesses has left many people without work.

 

The first and most important aid needed was to help people who do not even have enough money to feed them themselves, Mr Preechavude said.

 

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To right the army should be out delivering supplies to the poorest people,,in other times they have been so quick to get the army out on the streets,now people need help no sign of them.

The government could care less about the people....everyone knows that!

Any money left from the taxi association fees that have been collected for years and years?

An altruistic man of the people.

10 hours ago, ChrisY1 said:

The government could care less about the          people....everyone knows that!

                                                              "poor"

Only thinking the other day that we havent heard from Prab or the omnipotent Keesin Family for a long time. Are their courst cases over , or just disappeared.

Same question  for the ex-Mayor of Karon as well..

 

Its my observations in Phuket that the Government hasnt done much at all in the way of Food Banks etc.

That job has been taken up  by former functioning  local  Bar and Restaurants - you know , the businesses still not allowed to make any money  ,  and very often those with Farang partnerships.

When the young Mr. Keesin returned from his college trip in the USA (many years ago), he did an interview in one of the local English language papers. In the interview he was quoted as saying the total amount of cash generated from the bars on Bangla, a (very..VERY) substantial amount. Very little of which went to the government (local or national). He also mentioned that his late father was the politician and he(Prap) was the businessman in the family.

 

i wish I’d kept a copy of the article.