Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha (6th from right, front) posing for official photo with the cabinet minister following a reshuffle at the Government House in Bangkok. (Photo by Handout / ROYAL THAI GOVERNMENT / AFP)

 

By Thai PBS World’s Business Desk 

 

The unprecedented task of pulling Thailand out of its COVID-induced economic crisis rests on the shoulders of just three men. And there are signs that Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, his deputy and Energy Minister Supattanapong Punmeechaow, and Finance Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith are feeling the pressure of their huge burden.  

 

Supattanapong recently urged consumers to draw out their bank savings and begin spending to help shore up the fragile economy hit hard by the new wave of infections.

 

A fierce backlash followed, with Supattanapong criticized for “lacking knowledge” of managing an economy when people are suffering from falling incomes and job losses.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/prayut-and-his-economic-team-facing-unprecedented-test-of-crisis-management/

 

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5 minutes ago, webfact said:

COVID-induced economic crisis rests on the shoulders of just

....Prayut himself as Czar.  Whose fault is it that the country is in this mess.  The man himself needs to kneel down kiss the ground and wai to all of the Thai people, ask for forgiveness, resign and go into the monkhood like his best friend Suthep did.

 

6 minutes ago, webfact said:

Supattanapong recently urged consumers to draw out their bank savings and begin spending to help shore up the fragile economy hit hard by the new wave of infections.

Many have used all of their savings up you dolt.  They have even cashed in their gold in order to live from day to day.  

 

Are these guys for real?

6 minutes ago, webfact said:

Supattanapong recently urged consumers to draw out their bank savings and begin spending to help shore up the fragile economy hit hard by the new wave of infections.

 

He really said that?

 

And when it's all spent, where will the money to live come from?

 

Fail.

Was this photo taken before or after mask mandate if after a lot of fines to be had .

Just now, keith101 said:

Was this photo taken before or after mask mandate if after a lot of fines to be had .

 

Good question.

 

But it warms my heart that they roll out that old, fat, make a wish, watch wearing "special person" for photo's and sit him right next to the Czar. 

3 minutes ago, DLock said:

 

Good question.

 

But it warms my heart that they roll out that old, fat, make a wish, watch wearing "special person" for photo's and sit him right next to the Czar. 

The number two man has been mysteriously absent for almost a month.  One wonders what has happened to him.  Did all of the watches fall on him and crush him or is he sick?  inquiring minds want to know, asking for a friend really.

29 minutes ago, DLock said:

 

Good question.

 

But it warms my heart that they roll out that old, fat, make a wish, watch wearing "special person" for photo's and sit him right next to the Czar. 

Who do you think is the actual boss?

35 minutes ago, DLock said:

He really said that?

 

He walked it back, said people didn't understand him correctly.

Given the downward trend of new cases, we will see if the doomsayers give the government any credit for slowing the plague down. 

 

If you said that cases were going to spiral out of control and it is the fault of the government, then when your prediction fails to materialize, you should give credit where credit is due. 

 

And you go the tinfoil route and claim the official figures are wrong, and that there are really many more cases, you should provide proof. And not just a couple of anecdotes. If there is a huge cover up, does it include the provinces, as well? If you provide a story of some elderly villager who was officially pronounced dead from respiratory failure, how does that reflect on the central government? 

Prayut and his economic comic team

29 minutes ago, holy cow cm said:

Who do you think is the actual boss?

 

We do not discuss the real boss.

 

But the figurehead Czar and his deputy watch wearing fool and Billionaire Tard-boy seem to want the mantle.

I hope that wasn't taken yesterday, otherwise at THB 6000 a pop there are THB 120,000 of fines to be collected.

 

27 minutes ago, DLock said:

 

We do not discuss the real boss.

 

But the figurehead Czar and his deputy watch wearing fool and Billionaire Tard-boy seem to want the mantle.

His senior is Prawit and the council.

As they are near useless at 'Normal Management'; how is it possible for them to be any better at 'Crisis Management' ?

'Prayut and his economic team facing unprecedented test of crisis mismanagement'

 

There you go fixed it for you...

Thai Enquirer

 

@ThaiEnquirer

 

Opposition leader says chance of Prayut resigning are ‘slim’ despite awful covid record. Still, they will move ahead with calls for resignation and investigation into negligence.

 

https://www.thaienquirer.com/26991/opposition-leader-says-chance-of-prayut-resigning-are-slim-despite-awful-covid-record/

3 hours ago, webfact said:

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, his deputy and Energy Minister Supattanapong Punmeechaow, and Finance Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith

 

AKA

1 hour ago, holy cow cm said:

His senior is Prawit and the council.

Right. Prawit is the clan boss.

Always wonder what they got all the medals for.

The lady looks completely lost between all those Generals.

Is she a General as well.

Phone nr please.

3 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:

The number two man has been mysteriously absent for almost a month.  One wonders what has happened to him.  Did all of the watches fall on him and crush him or is he sick?  inquiring minds want to know, asking for a friend really.

I didn't ask you to make it public.

4 minutes ago, Rookiescot said:

Always wonder what they got all the medals for.

25 hours sleeping without falling from a chair.

Telling porky pies and believing them all.

 

list goes on.

Wong looks like he's lapsing into his usual unconsciousness or slowly dissolving and Wizz' looks like he's facing a firing squad  .. dear me they couldn't run a bath this lot couldn't .. 

6 hours ago, webfact said:

The unprecedented task of pulling Thailand out of its COVID-induced economic crisis rests on the shoulders of just three men. And there are signs that Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, his deputy and Energy Minister Supattanapong Punmeechaow, and Finance Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith are feeling the pressure of their huge burden. 

Feeling the pressure from his single minded decision to only procure the bulk of vaccines from a certain Thai manufacturer. And his own decision not to allow any other institution to procure vaccines from outside by placing so many hurdles in place it's virtually impossible for anyone to do.

I wonder What product do they use in the washing machine to have the clothes so white and their hands so di$ty? ????

 

Great economic team.  They managed to jack the Baht up again.  Down goes the economy again.  I’ve seen this movie before.

3 hours ago, Rookiescot said:

Always wonder what they got all the medals for.

They get their first one for being born; the second for their first Burp, the next for their first word....''CUUUUUP', the next for eating alone with one of those ghastly Tin Spoons etc etc !

"Prayut and his economic team facing unprecedented test of crisis management"

 

I suppose that deposing an elected government with a military coup was a crisis with plenty of precedent in Thailand /Siam. so the headline is somewhat true....

And who lead this Country into this Crisis,..... One guess???  and it wasn't the epidemic 

20 hours ago, DLock said:

 

Good question.

 

But it warms my heart that they roll out that old, fat, make a wish, watch wearing "special person" for photo's and sit him right next to the Czar. 

"Sit up Straight LADDY If you don't eat all 'yer meat, you won't get any pudding.! "   "we don't need no education"