Opinion: Rubber glove scandal a national embarrassment in the making

[webfact]

 

By Erich Parpart and Cod Satrusayang

 

A recent CNN report has outlined a criminal plot by a group of Thais who have exported second-hand and used gloves to the United States for money. 

 

The government has denied any involvement but the national embarrassment is done. It was not the government but it was a bunch of crooks, the commerce minister said on Monday.

 

“Since there is a high demand of rubber gloves from the Covid-19 pandemic, there was a group of crooks that illegally imported and exported them,” said Jurin Laksanawisit after the cabinet meeting.

 

Full story: https://www.thaienquirer.com/34322/opinion-rubber-glove-scandal-a-national-embarrassment-in-the-making/

 

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[Mr Meeseeks]

National embarrassment or just the norm for Thailand? ????

[jvs]

I hope the USA demands a full investigation and not accept this to be swept under the carpet

like so many other things.

Normally investigations go as far as they are allowed to go and some minor people

are sacrificed.

Dig deep!Follow the money all the way to the end.

 

[pookiki]

"It was not the government but a bunch of crooks."   And one can only wonder how we are supposed to tell the difference!

[JonnyF]

13 minutes ago, webfact said:

It was not the government but it was a bunch of crooks, the commerce minister said on Monday.

Same Same.

[ThailandRyan]

Thailand the land of copies and recycled and re-used, just be glad they are not re-used rubbers....

[tonray]

I'd bet the OA visa holders are behind this hideous plot. Starting next year all OA visa extensions must be accompanied by a insurance policy against fraudulent gloves, available at your local insuance company for a smalll fee

[rodknock]

follow the money!!

[ezzra]

Try to post something out of the country that is not on the allowed lists and you'll get the big " Mai Dai" shrug, and here we have bunch of people who export those used contaminated gloves to the US no less and to do that you need the help of more than the usual small fry of crocks...

[bang saen guy]

Not surprising. I am sure that the Thai company involved thought "if the US was stupid enough to donate money and free vaccines, the US would be dumb enough to fall for this". It will be interesting to see how they spin this.

Edited October 26, 2021 by bang saen guy

[Orinoco]

Quote

national embarrassment

Just wait until they get round to condoms . !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL.

 

 

Edited October 26, 2021 by Orinoco

[NanaSomchai]

No national embarassment no... embarassment would require one to have manners, ethics and "have a face" to begin with of which the Thais have neither.

[ThailandRyan]

15 minutes ago, RafPinto said:

What are they doing with the filling?

Desserts?

Creating a new skin cream.....

[Virt]

I wonder where those gloves has been used.

 

Gyno, pharmaceutical industry, surgery, dentist, covid testing, tattoo artists etc etc?

 

There are so many businesses that rely on sterile rubber gloves to protect the products or patients, so in worst case scenarios these used rubber gloves could have caused someones death.

 

I hope the ones involved are locked up for a long time.

[Orinoco]

3 minutes ago, Virt said:

I hope the ones involved are locked up for a long time.

Nah

Will be 500 baht fine and a double Wai.

and Jobs a good'un

 

 

 

 

Edited October 26, 2021 by Orinoco

[metisdead]

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[RafPinto]

21 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:

Creating a new skin cream.....

Have to tell that the GF

Every morning, she smears some egg in her face.

[DLock]

"It was not the government but it was a bunch of crooks"

 

“The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which.” - George Orwell, Animal Farm

[RafPinto]

They come already in all kind of flavours:

Strawberry, banana etc.

 

Hit of the day: The natural flavour and you pay only 50% of the original price.

[The Hammer2021]

1 hour ago, ThailandRyan said:

Thailand the land of copies and recycled and re-used, just be glad they are not re-used rubbers....

I just turn my 'plunkies' inside out.

[RafPinto]

I don't believe that nobody high up new about this.

 

It is forbidden to export gloves and it was a very high quantity.

Some high ranking people have their hands again in this pie.

[shady86]

I thought embarrassment or shame do not exist on Thai Vocab? 

[NanaSomchai]

11 minutes ago, shady86 said:

I thought embarrassment or shame do not exist on Thai Vocab? 

Precisely.

[RafPinto]

45 minutes ago, RafPinto said:

I don't believe that nobody high up new about this.

 

It is forbidden to export gloves and it was a very high quantity.

Some high ranking people have their hands again in this pie.

Knew... not new/typo

[John Drake]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

It was not the government but it was a bunch of crooks,

No need to say anything.

[poskat]

Those responsible for this stated:

 

"well since there are no tourists here to scam, we had to scam them in their own country". If thailand was open for tourists, we never would have had to do this, so it really isnt our fault"

[hotchilli]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

The government has denied any involvement but the national embarrassment is done. It was not the government but it was a bunch of crooks, the commerce minister said on Monday.

No officials involved... okay !

[fulhamster]

4 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:

Thailand the land of copies and recycled and re-used, just be glad they are not re-used rubbers....

Next scam report coming soon....... 

[hotchilli]

5 hours ago, pookiki said:

"It was not the government but a bunch of crooks."   And one can only wonder how we are supposed to tell the difference!

Government wear white.

[metisdead]

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