Pattaya: The long wait for handouts

[mancub]

1 hour ago, tribalfusion001 said:

What a pleasant comment, mocking the poor and hungry!

May be wrong, but I read it as mocking the "authorities" who are so concerned with Covid social distancing/tracking in shopping malls etc....but can't/won't find a way to help the needy, who feel they have no choice but to queue like this.

[zaZa9]

2 hours ago, Enlil said:

Sad and wow 1am.

 

I see this every day and know ppl who do handouts, this Norwegian church is just 1 place, but theres many others like that.

 

Whats even make it worse its many foreginers organize this handouts daily for a long time now, instead thai gov doing it, then the very same foreginers are being screwed by not being allowed to open thier businesses, and they at big losses, for example bar owners. 

 

So they at bigggggg minus, paying rent and other expenses and same time feeding poor.

 

 

What a terrible situation .

The poor and hungry being run off from queuing hours and hours before a food distribution place opens...

Most government ministers in any country in the world would hang their heads in shame ...

 

Down here in Phuket , the line ups dont start so early , as its pretty much only lunches provided by struggling expat businesses.

Yes , once again its the Farang that are feeding the hungry  and poor , the government having only  dropped off all of 2 packages ( 2 days of food for a family of 4 per pack  ) in FIVE WEEKS !  

The food kitchens here  are primarily run by middle market Farang Bar and Restaurant owners  and their Thai wives and staff.

Yes , we have an Intercontinental , and a Swissotel , and a Novotel and an 6 star Andara , but we havent seen them do anything.

Not even the giant catering operation at Phuket Fatasea has come forward . Thats the biz that laid off 1800 staff.

The only hotel locally distributing food is Cape Sienna Lodge . 

These big hotels come into the area , create  traffic mayhem and  runoff pollution while they build ,  - all the while claiming they are 'team players' and will create local jobs. But instead they import hundreds of low rate  non-local workers puting further pressure on the flimsy systems , then throw them on the scrap heap when things go bad. 

Our recently arrived  and very wealthy  'team players' are nowhere to be seen when its time to help the local community , AND  put food into  the mouths of the  labourers THEY  imported. Those workers are many hours from 'home' and have absolutely no support mechanisms.

 

The neglect of those poor people ordered NOT to work is nothing short of shameful.

[Deli]

Locals should look over the border to Hong Kong and see how they go on the streets, when something is wrong. Some 100.000 hungry people marching could make a change

[Leaver]

Charity is not infinite.  This situation is set to continue for the foreseeable future.  At some stage, donations will run out.  When they do, if the government does not provide assistance, things could head south.  Eg. riots, looting, crime.    

[Gandtee]

4 hours ago, tribalfusion001 said:

What a pleasant comment, mocking the poor and hungry!

And 'They were chatting and making a noise said a villager.'????

[kingofthemountain]

5 hours ago, Enlil said:

Sad and wow 1am.

 

I see this every day and know ppl who do handouts, this Norwegian church is just 1 place, but theres many others like that.

 

Whats even make it worse its many foreginers organize this handouts daily for a long time now, instead thai gov doing it, then the very same foreginers are being screwed by not being allowed to open thier businesses, and they at big losses, for example bar owners. 

 

So they at bigggggg minus, paying rent and other expenses and same time feeding poor.

 

 

And at the same time still no any news about the generosity of the 1% of the thais 

(500 000 people) owning 70% of the country's wealth.

I am sure they could feed all the poors Thais during months

without even feel the pain on their money reserve.

Thais rak thais? mmmm

[hotchilli]

18 hours ago, webfact said:

Some 1,000 locals in Chonburi province were queuing up from as early as 1am

Inside the curfew time?

[jacko45k]

11 hours ago, Deli said:

Some 100.000 hungry people marching could make a change

Yes, it gets new authoritarian security legislation passed.

[Don Mega]

16 hours ago, klauskunkel said:

Not to worry, soon these people will be eligible to go on vacation with 50% off their hotel room!

Thai government will pay their people to go on holidays - up to half off hotel cost to stimulate tourism

Plenty of employed people in Thailand will take advantage of the 50% off deal, those destinations will have to cater to the holiday makes thus some of these needy people will be re-employed.

 

Stimulation packages are a wonderful thing.

[brianthainess]

17 hours ago, Cake Monster said:

I really cant see these folk qualifying for 50% reduction  on Hotels from the Government.

And if all the Hotels have staff working, then the Government does not need to subsidise them.

It's called irony.

[Leaver]

22 hours ago, kingofthemountain said:

And at the same time still no any news about the generosity of the 1% of the thais 

They are too busy shopping.  Buying up distressed assets. 

[kingofthemountain]

54 minutes ago, Leaver said:

They are too busy shopping.  Buying up distressed assets. 

Yes, and preferably abroad, taking advantage of an advantageous 

exchange rate with their indestructible Thai Baht

[Leaver]

Just now, kingofthemountain said:

Yes, and preferably abroad, taking advantage of an advantageous 

exchange rate with their indestructible Thai Baht

Yes, and totally manufactured by themselves, even pre virus.  Now, even more discounts for them to be had.

 

With scenes looking like a famine in African nations, they still do nothing to assist the citizens of the nation, despite being one of the wealthier countries in South East Asia.  

 

For me, there is no amount of merit making that could square this up with Buddha.  It's a disgrace.   

[bodga]

On 5/28/2020 at 10:47 AM, darksidedog said:

Shows how desperate the situation is, yet still the authorities are nowhere to be seen in feeding starving people. I have pumped money into various handouts around the darkside and am supporting an entire family (not my own),on an ongoing basis. Many of my friends have been active in doing so also. Why is the government doing so little?

You feeelthy Falang you, spreading  your  dirty virus to those healthy Thais????

[Leaver]

15 hours ago, Don Mega said:

Plenty of employed people in Thailand will take advantage of the 50% off deal, those destinations will have to cater to the holiday makes thus some of these needy people will be re-employed.

 

Stimulation packages are a wonderful thing.

So, the wealthy Thai's get a holiday stimulus package, whilst poorer Thai's get more slavery.  What "a wonderful thing." 

[Don Mega]

3 hours ago, Leaver said:

So, the wealthy Thai's get a holiday stimulus package, whilst poorer Thai's get more slavery.  What "a wonderful thing." 

Does that bother you ?

[Leaver]

17 hours ago, Don Mega said:

Does that bother you ?

I find it distasteful.  What about you?

[Rimmer]

Off topic removed

[jimmyswale]

On 5/28/2020 at 5:08 AM, sapson said:

Yes they appear to be bunch of ~@&&****s .....the choice of noun is yours!

 

Why doesnt the governor of Pattaya set up a few all day food kitchens where the hungry can come for a meal three times a day.

 

A highly profitable jetski scam ran for many years with ease and full cooperation from the the boys in brown and knowledge of foreign ambassadors.

 

So whats so difficult about feeding their own people at least they would get kudos for that simple operation.

Money only goes one way in Thailand. My wife and I are helping a family of four (her sister and nieces) with some and they have stopped paying their rent as have many others. But he situation is dire if it doesn't get back to normal and soon. A hungry people are angry people and they all know what is going on now elsewhere to add fuel to the flames. 

[Leaver]

On 6/1/2020 at 12:14 PM, jimmyswale said:

Money only goes one way in Thailand. My wife and I are helping a family of four (her sister and nieces) with some and they have stopped paying their rent as have many others. But he situation is dire if it doesn't get back to normal and soon. A hungry people are angry people and they all know what is going on now elsewhere to add fuel to the flames. 

Leadership and economic management for all Thai citizens, during this crisis, has been completely absent.   

 

What's disturbing for the Thai people is their no confidence in the current government will not be able to be seen at the ballot box, in the next election.