Pheu Thai leader questions the government’s purchase of Sinovac

[webfact]

 

By Erich Parpart

 

The Pheu Thai Party will ask the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) to investigate the government’s purchase of Sinovac vaccines, a senior Pheu Thai MP told Thai Enquirer on Thursday.

 

The party said this week during censure debates that the Government Pharmaceutical Organization (GPO)’s explanations for alleged irregularities within the purchasing process for the Sinovac vaccines were insufficient.

 

“The GPO answer was unclear because in a normal procurement process, there has to be a contract, a purchasing price, the amount of the product that is going to be purchase, the delivering date and there are accountability terms of fail or shortage in delivery,” Prasert Jantararuangtong, Pheu Thai’s secretary-general told Thai Enquirer.

 

Full story: https://www.thaienquirer.com/32113/pheu-thai-leader-questions-the-governments-purchase-of-sinovac/

 

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[Rookiescot]

And no wrongdoing will be found.

[grandpa]

15 minutes ago, webfact said:

The party said this week during censure debates that the Government Pharmaceutical Organization (GPO)’s explanations for alleged irregularities within the purchasing process for the Sinovac vaccines were insufficient.

 

The irregularity is that the government actually purchased Sinovac, and continue purchasing it despite their own acknowledgement that it has a low efficacy!

[smedly]

14 minutes ago, webfact said:

The Pheu Thai Party will ask the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) to investigate the government’s purchase of Sinovac vaccines, a senior Pheu Thai MP told Thai Enquirer on Thursday.

and who will investigate the National Anti-Corruption Commission when they find nothing wrong

 

and what about the multiple massive emergency  budgets that have been approved these last 6 months - what exactly was it spent on

[smedly]

“What I am surprised about this purchase is that the actual price that we bought was around US$9 dollars but the budget that the cabinet approved was not $9 dollars, why did they approve it at $17 dollars?,” he asked.

“They cannot answer our questions.”

 

[mokwit]

17 minutes ago, smedly said:

and what about the multiple massive emergency  budgets that have been approved these last 6 months - what exactly was it spent on

watches?

[seajae]

no surprise really, everyone knows that there is always a big commision on anything the govt buys or contracts for/out, it used to be around 30% but wouldnt be surprised if it is now higher with this lot. Probably be a lot of cake boxes being distributed to the right people to ensure there is no graft found in any of the  purchases made or fault with buying chinese vaccines

[Scrotobike]

2 hours ago, Rookiescot said:

And no wrongdoing will be found.

Wolves do not bite other Wolves.

[ronster]

Bet most people would be more happy if that box said PlayStation or Xbox !! ????

[tingtong]

7 hours ago, Rookiescot said:

And no wrongdoing will be found.

Of course not!

They did what they grew up in, the only way here: corruption.

 

 

[hotchilli]

7 hours ago, smedly said:

and who will investigate the National Anti-Corruption Commission when they find nothing wrong

 

and what about the multiple massive emergency  budgets that have been approved these last 6 months - what exactly was it spent on

The best things money can buy, of that I have no doubt.

[Cake Monster]

6 hours ago, seajae said:

no surprise really, everyone knows that there is always a big commision on anything the govt buys or contracts for/out, it used to be around 30% but wouldnt be surprised if it is now higher with this lot. Probably be a lot of cake boxes being distributed to the right people to ensure there is no graft found in any of the  purchases made or fault with buying chinese vaccines

If I read, and understood, a report on this subject in a Newspaper out of BKK, the purchases were not a true G to G contract, where a Government purchases the agreed item for and Agreed price Etc.

Apparently ( If the report is correct ) an Agent was used who was close to both the Chinese and Thai Governments for the procurement, and the difference in the costs was quoted as their " Expenses Etc " in brokering the deal.

[pedro01]

8 hours ago, smedly said:

“What I am surprised about this purchase is that the actual price that we bought was around US$9 dollars but the budget that the cabinet approved was not $9 dollars, why did they approve it at $17 dollars?,” he asked.

“They cannot answer our questions.”

 

How else would they steal $8?

[bang saen guy]

The CP/CCP influence is very strong

[thailand49]

No contract?  Here is why China is basically giving it away free so countries like Thailand can try it out on their people like test subjects but the government leaders are saying they purchased it get it where this is going?????

 

 

Edited September 2, 2021 by thailand49

[Damrongsak]

Dated but interesting article about the varying prices for Sinovac (CoronaVac), from $5. to $38.

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1384867/sinovac-jabs-varying-prices-raise-alarm

 

Funny part:

 

“The difference in prices of Sinovac vaccine at $5, $14 and $38 reminds me of an old story about how corruption is committed in three Southeast Asian countries—UNDER the table, ON the table, and INCLUDING the table,” he said in a post on Twitter.

 

[Bluespunk]

16 hours ago, webfact said:

The Pheu Thai Party will ask the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) to investigate the government’s purchase of Sinovac vaccines

Pot meet kettle. 

[DBath]

20 hours ago, Rookiescot said:

And no wrongdoing will be found.

Of course, but as usual, they have to make it seem as if something is going to be done about it.
 

At least until enough time has passed for the subject to be long forgotten. 

[DBath]

“The GPO answer was unclear because in a normal procurement process, there has to be a contract, a purchasing price, the amount of the product to be purchased…“.

 

For the millionth time, as long as there are brown envelopes, “you don’t need no stinking contracts!!”