PM appointed Thailand’s “COVID Czar” in sole charge of handling the pandemic

[worgeordie]

When I seen the headline, I thought great they are going 

to appoint someone who knows what he is doing ,then

you go to the main article and it's the PM .......

regards worgeordie

[mfd101]

When a dictator self-promotes, it is often one of his last acts.

 

Putting personalities & their foibles aside, a more rational structure in the current situation would be to bring the relevant powers & legislation under the Minister at the heart of the situation (ie the Health Minister), with the PM having - as he should have - the power of oversight and - as necessary - intervention.

[ThailandRyan]

6 minutes ago, kotsak said:

In other news...

 

Government inaction blocking private hospital vaccine purchase despite Prayut promise

https://www.thaienquirer.com/26891/exclusive-government-inaction-blocking-private-hospital-vaccine-purchase-despite-prayut-promise/

 

So inaction will be the Czar's new Moniker.  His name will now be "Prayut the Inaction oriented Dictator Czar master of all"

 

Could this be classified as another FlipFlop backwards.  I asked at BNH on Monday regarding a vaccine appointment system, and was told all who responded to the survey they did will be given an appointment once they obtain the vaccines.  Guess we will be waiting until 2022 at this pace.

[the green light]

2 hours ago, SABloke said:

By "not quite the same way" I assume you refer to his family not being punished for his actions. In every other way he deserves the same end. 

In a dictatorships or fake democracy. There is no such thing "family not punished"

everybody gets the axe

[Ventenio]

and not a second too late!!!

 

Everyone is here for the comments and a laugh.

 

Nobody came here thinking, "YES!!!  Covid-Czar to the rescue!!"

[MasterBaker]

what could go wrong?

[Pedrogaz]

Does this mean that if COVID doesn't clear up soon then the PM is accountable and responsible for the results and he can't blame anybody else?

[hotchilli]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

The Thai cabinet today (Tuesday) designated Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha as the sole authority in charge of all responsibilities and duties, previously vested in his ministers, to deal with the current COVID-19 pandemic.

And he's pining all his hopes on Siam Bioscience coming up with the goods, if they fail to manufacture the vaccine for any reason... he's got nothing else to offer except empty rhetoric. 

[Nanaplaza666]

1 hour ago, issan101 said:

God help us

That would be "Prayut help us" now .

[EvetsKram]

2 hours ago, Crossy said:

One wonders why we bother with a cabinet as they seem to appoint the PM a "sole person in charge" of, well, pretty much everything.

 

The cabinet is appointed by him so why not

[jesimps]

Whoopee! We're all saved ????

[apetryxx]

Rather reminiscent of an Austrian paper hanger in the 1930s.

[Nanaplaza666]

Prayut must be thinking " well that's 6000baht well spent" . Pay  a6000baht fine for not wearing a mask and get everything appointed to me ???? . Wonder what he would have gotten had the fine been 20.000baht . 

[Ploddo1111]

What a show. My daily laugh reading this site. After freeing myself from the land of bulls**t.

I will never return a wasted 18 years in the Thai clown show so nice to be back in the real world.

 

[faraday]

Are you 'confused' a lot Kh PG? ????

 

@PGSan

[colinneil]

2 minutes ago, faraday said:

Are you 'confused' a lot Kh PG? ????

 

@PGSan

Only emoji he/ she knows how to use.

[Gandtee]

3 hours ago, colinneil said:

Take notice peasants i am the man.????????????????????????????

What a sad state of affairs, The man who knows nothing but bullying, now thinks he can control the virus.

King Canute he is not.

King Canute he is aping. We all know the result of Canute's efforts.

[ThailandRyan]

21 minutes ago, Nanaplaza666 said:

Prayut must be thinking " well that's 6000baht well spent" . Pay  a6000baht fine for not wearing a mask and get everything appointed to me ???? . Wonder what he would have gotten had the fine been 20.000baht . 

He would have received a Throne in a coliseum, with his statue at the entrance, a red carpet only he could walk on, and the peasants throwing rose petals in front of him as he walked.    

Edited April 28, 2021 by ThailandRyan

[mtls2005]

35 minutes ago, mfd101 said:

When a dictator self-promotes, it is often one of his last acts.

 

 

Right before staging a counter-coup.

 

Or calling for a snap election?

 

But yes, the walls are closing in on the general, maybe time to move on to the Privy Council?

 

 

[iamariva1957]

30 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

And he's pining all his hopes on Siam Bioscience coming up with the goods, if they fail to manufacture the vaccine for any reason... he's got nothing else to offer except empty rhetoric. 

That all he has now and all that the entire government has right now.

[Katipo]

Just when we thought things couldn't get any worse.

[AhFarangJa]

Either that is a file photo or his fine did not make him remember to wear a mask..............

Talk about dictators, this Country is, sadly, completely screwed now. 

[anchadian]

Here's your starter for 10 Mr PM.

 

Solve this problem:

 

Thai Enquirer

 

@ThaiEnquirer

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Thailand saw another 15 fatalities from Covid-19 on Wednesday as the number of patients in hospital approaches 30,000. #whatshappeninginThailand #โควิค19

 

[Snig27]

Well, his utter incompetence is a primary reason we are in this mess now, so why not give him S.44 powers to carry on. 

 

This state of emergency will no doubt need to be extended for a few years too.

[RJRS1301]

Well now the virus will understand that it is defeated, when a man of the PMs aptitude, intelligence, analytic mind, scientific understanding and communication skills takes control, we will now be free from infection in a matter days.

Banished to oblivion. He will then transfer his skills to India

 

 

[Enzian]

I've been reading mostly ancient history during the pandemic, and of course this is exactly what the Roman Senate of the Republic had as an option during times of crisis. Dictator was not a bad word per se, but the office was pretty much a last resort. The idea was efficiency and to avoid wasting time implementing action. Naturally a lot depended on the abilities of the individual selected. 

[Cake Monster]

Its plain and simple

The Mans a Megalomaniac

[bdenner]

5 hours ago, ukrules said:

Lol, Anutin said as much earlier Tuesday anyway.

Anutin is becoming an embarrassment to the good general, I guess this is one way of pushing him to an "Inactive Post".

[RupertIII]

More here - https://www.thaienquirer.com/26895/opinion-absolute-power-to-fight-the-pandemic-now-rests-with-prayut-god-help-us-all/

[Pib]

1 hour ago, worgeordie said:

When I seen the headline, I thought great they are going 

to appoint someone who knows what he is doing ,then

you go to the main article and it's the PM .......

regards worgeordie

 

It could have been worst...it could have been been Prayut's righthand man, The Watchman.