Thailand’s Opposition outlines government’s failures

[webfact]

 

Thailand’s six-party opposition bloc has issued a joint statement outlining the government’s failures during the past three years under the leadership of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha.

 

Leaders of the opposition parties, among them Chonlanan Srikaew of Pheu Thai, Pita Limjaroenrat of Move Forward, Pol Gen Seripisut Temiyavet of Thai Liberal Party, Wan Muhamad Noor Matha of Prachachart, Nikhom Boonvises of Thai People Power Party and Sarunvuth Sarunkate of Pheu Chart, met yesterday to discuss the government’s performance.

 

They summed up the government’s failures as follows:

 

Leadership failure on the part of Prime Minister Prayut, citing the use of a special law to shut down the operations of the Akara gold mine, resulting in a multi-billion-baht lawsuit being filed against the government by its parent company in Australia.

 

• Massive corruption, citing the medical glove procurement scandal, which caused losses estimated at over 100 billion baht of taxpayer’s money, and the procurement of ATKs.
• Failures in the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in the widespread closure of many businesses and an economic meltdown.
• Budget mismanagement with record high borrowing

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/thailands-opposition-outlines-governments-failures/

 

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[Karma80]

Some might say the tip of the iceberg. But, unfortunately, none of it matters.

There is no mechanism to remove governments who rewrite constitutions to prevent it.

[ThailandRyan]

They forgot to add the Failure to ensure that the human rights of protestors were treated fairly and how they were imprisoned without bail or a trial, while murderers and corrupted people who had been actually convicted were released to appeal, like Suthep and the Thai poaching Tycoon.

[Orinoco]

Yeah, yeah.

As if anyone is going to run Thailand much different,

than the goons in control now.

Sorry they all are cut form the same cloth.

 

[Geoffggi]

26 minutes ago, webfact said:

Thailand’s six-party opposition bloc has issued a joint statement outlining the government’s failures during the past three years under the leadership of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha.

This has to be false news, they haven't had time to put that kind of list ..............LOL

[sscc]

2 hours ago, Orinoco said:

Yeah, yeah.

As if anyone is going to run Thailand much different,

than the goons in control now.

Sorry they all are cut form the same cloth.

 

Fair enough comment. 

Say the past 5 decades,  which Thai Government Administrations are working very well ? 

Why Thailand did not turn into  "The Fifth Dragon" following HK, Korea, Singapore and Taiwan ?

There is of course fundamental deep down issue.  

 

 

 

 

 

[Srikcir]

2 hours ago, sscc said:

Fair enough comment. 

Say the past 5 decades,  which Thai Government Administrations are working very well ? 

Why Thailand did not turn into  "The Fifth Dragon" following HK, Korea, Singapore and Taiwan ?

There is of course fundamental deep down issue.  

 

 

 

 

 

An issue forcibly resolved in Japan through defeat by democratic nations. And look where Japan stands today as a truly economically successful democratic monarchy.

[Srikcir]

Add:

7 years in power (2014-current) without resolution of the Malay Muslim insurgency in the Southern provinces, following a decade of military opposition to allowing any resolution by elected governments.

A major barrier to resolution: BRN wants the Thai government to apply the values of democracy that respects in part their Malay Muslim traditions, culture and governance.

The problem is the Thai leadership doesn't itself seem fully invested in democracy for Thailand. 

[hotchilli]

Protest all they like, he's entrenched and surrounded by his paid-for lakkies.

[Eric Loh]

Any one of those failures in previous governments would have brought out the yellow shirts followed by a military coup. 

[ThailandRyan]

1 hour ago, hotchilli said:

Protest all they like, he's entrenched and surrounded by his paid-for lakkies.

And supported by someone who lives elsewhere.

[overt2016]

They forgot:  Failure to bring happiness too the people.

                       Failure to fix the lottery price.

                       Failure to rule with common sense.

[ThailandRyan]

Just now, overt2016 said:

They forgot:  Failure to bring happiness too the people.

                       Failure to fix the lottery price.

                       Failure to rule with common sense.

But didn't Prayut bring happiness to all on Friday nights by singing his songs....

[zzaa09]

6 hours ago, Karma80 said:

Some might say the tip of the iceberg. But, unfortunately, none of it matters.

There is no mechanism to remove governments who rewrite constitutions to prevent it.

With the exception of mass collective people's revolution or purposeful long general strike, which I can't really see coming about in any such future scenarios. 

We'll have to wait for the most influential and powerful entity to cycle out before any such change can take place.

[zzaa09]

4 hours ago, sscc said:

Fair enough comment. 

Say the past 5 decades,  which Thai Government Administrations are working very well ? 

Why Thailand did not turn into  "The Fifth Dragon" following HK, Korea, Singapore and Taiwan ?

There is of course fundamental deep down issue.  

 

 

 

 

 

The answer might be rhetorical as well - most of us understand why. 

Goes back much farther back than 5 decades........

[sscc]

3 hours ago, zzaa09 said:

The answer might be rhetorical as well - most of us understand why. 

Goes back much farther back than 5 decades........

Don't know how many decades ago you want to go about. 

Talk about Thailand Year 1960,  1950  or  ???? 

Well educate us then.  

 

 

 

[sscc]

6 hours ago, Srikcir said:

An issue forcibly resolved in Japan through defeat by democratic nations. And look where Japan stands today as a truly economically successful democratic monarchy.

 

Well Western world champions democracy.   

 

In SouthEast Asia,  there is other opinion, including arguably the very best political figure in this region in modern history.   Singapore Founder of the nation,  former Singapore Prime Minister for 30 years,  the late Mr.  Lee Kuan Yew had publicly  talk about if democracy brings progress. 

 

Link per YOUTUBE    

 

 

His wording was  " I have never believed democracy bring progress ..........."

All the conversation in this Youtube link  was in English Language.

Lee Kuan Yew spoke about this subject in year  1992 and Lee sat just few feets away from  then British-appointed Hong Kong  Governor  Christopher Patten. 

Lee wording was  " I have never believed democracy bring progress ................"