They are spot on.  The mess we are in is 100% due to corruption.  With that being said, guaranteed this outfit pays tea money to officials.  Every business on WS does, especially ones violating the laws (building illegally, hiring workers illegally, etc).

 

So, they complain about corruption, but actively engage in it?  Right...

8 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

Take a look at Burma, it didn't take off there until September. The same is true for Malaysia, although they had an earlier but much smaller 1st Phase in March and April. I think initially Thailand  did well by imposing flight bans then quarantine.  Also controlling it well in country, infections flown in prior... but at that time, land borders posed little threat....now they do, and are suffering because they took their eye off the ball.

They should have been monitoring Burma and Malaysia more vigilantly. As soon as things started breaking out in Burma, in September, that border should have been locked down tight. It was only a matter of time. Should have been priority #1. It wasn't.

 

Prayuth failed miserably. Heads should roll. He needs to resign now. Where is the dignity? Where is the outrage? 

1 minute ago, spidermike007 said:

They should have been monitoring Burma and Malaysia more vigilantly. As soon as things started breaking out in Burma, in September, that border should have been locked down tight. It was only a matter of time. Should have been priority #1. It wasn't.

 

Prayuth failed miserably. Heads should roll. He needs to resign now. Where is the dignity? Where is the outrage? 

Land border crossings were closed already, but Burma has a long rural border. I had heard of many mini-bus trips being made from adjacent countries and guards and police  were paid off. They were being advertised on Facebook. 

They need not look far for the corruption, it is on the end of their faces. 

6 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

 

It seems only fair. They were getting so much praise when they had it under control. Now, they deserve to take the heat. This thing was easier to control here, than in many other countries. There were only two neighbors with real pandemic issues. Malaysia and Burma. Few were flying in. So, you keep those borders locked down. Get 10,000 soldiers on SUVs patrolling the hills, put some boats in the rivers, and warn the immigration guys on the border, that they will be looking at 10 million baht fines, that will be levied against their families for 100 years, and facing 50 years in prison, if they are found to be letting people who are sick across the border. And what did they do instead? Nearly nothing. Did they lock down Samut province, like San Quentin, the minute the cluster broke out? No. What did they do? Use color coded wrist bracelets. Wow. Such competence.

 

Such brains at work. Prayuth once again says responsibility needs to be shared. So, I ask. When was the last time he took responsibility for anything? Has he apologized? Has he admitted this happened on his watch, and it very possibly could have been prevented? If not, Prayuth should offer to resign immediately, and the people, and especially the youth, should demand that. It is their right to demand a competent leader, during an emergency, especially.

So my message to the administration is this. Man up. Admit you messed this one up badly. Admit the border could have been controlled if you had devoted the tens of thousands of soldiers required then, instead of now. You dropped the ball.  

 

Crazy how some corrupt officials on a boarder can take a few hundred baht to look the other way, and in the process, cost their country's economy billions, not to mention the illness and loss of life to many.

 

Money Number One in Thailand.  

They went for the tourist market and charged OTT prices for decades on the back of premises built illegally over the beach on Walking Street.

Hard to find much compassion for a business that has exploited corruption for years making themselves millionaires and they blames everyone else for their (temporary) demise.

16 hours ago, jacko45k said:

My Mrs said the same and said many of them have lost their marbles, but can't be shifted. 

They were cheer-led into office by many on this forum IIRC.

1 hour ago, Mr Meeseeks said:

They were cheer-led into office by many on this forum IIRC.

 

A few yes, probably less than 2 dozen, all very quiet now, whatever happened to Steve100 ? Did he get a life ban or just saw sense ????

On 1/6/2021 at 8:47 PM, SGD said:

They went for the tourist market and charged OTT prices for decades on the back of premises built illegally over the beach on Walking Street.

Hard to find much compassion for a business that has exploited corruption for years making themselves millionaires and they blames everyone else for their (temporary) demise.

 

Perhaps they thought with all that tea money they were paying every month, they could expect a professional public service, particularly immigration on land borders.  ????