webfact Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 Picture: Manager Fallout continued from the evening of 13th April when The Moon Bar restaurant in Nonthaburi held a water splashing Songkran event contrary to the regulations. Manager reported that a large number of people turned up. There were big traffic jams because patrons used two lanes of the road for parking. And social media did the rest in revealing what transpired. The manager was arrested and charged with breaking the Covid-19 rules and the establishment on Kanchanaphisek Road was ordered shut for 15 days. But on Sunday the axe fell on the police at the Bang Yai station, whose jurisdiction falls in the area. Join our daily ASEAN NOW Thailand Newsletter - Click to subscribe Picture: Manager Nonthaburi chief Pol Maj-Gen Phaisan Wongwacharamongkhol ordered the transfer to inactive duties of the station chief Pol Col Wanchai Chujit for 30 days. Similarly transferred to paper shuffling duties at HQ were two underlings at the station and an advisor. Replacements were also named for three of the policemen. Now an investigation is underway into whether the policemen involved either turned a blind eye to the event or were somehow involved otherwise. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2022-04-18 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. - Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates Get your business in front of millions of customers who read ASEAN NOW with an interest in Thailand every month - email [email protected] for more information 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RafPinto Posted April 18, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 18, 2022 Inactive duties? They all are on inactive duties. 7 30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tracker1 Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 Seems the story is awash with confusion ! Ordered to close for 15 days then 4 police sent to inactive posts appears there may have been a whitewash of events ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whale Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 If the cops have been moved to inactive posts already then they know they had involvement already. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ezzra Posted April 18, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 18, 2022 1 hour ago, RafPinto said: Inactive duties? They all are on inactive duties. Yes , only in Thailand you can be assigned to a duty to be inactive and loaf around with full pay... 11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BritManToo Posted April 18, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 18, 2022 23 minutes ago, ezzra said: Yes , only in Thailand you can be assigned to a duty to be inactive and loaf around with full pay... Full pay ..... but no opportunity to gather donations worth 100x more. 14 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post poskat Posted April 18, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 18, 2022 those poor cops should have focused on running gambling dens or drug rings or organizing kidnappings, then all would have been well... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disillusioned farang Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 Absolutely laughable 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiang Mai Will Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 55 minutes ago, BritManToo said: Full pay ..... but no opportunity to gather donations worth 100x more. I doubt very much that it will stop them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TimBKK Posted April 18, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 18, 2022 20 minutes ago, Disillusioned farang said: Absolutely laughable Relatively speaking it seems pretty strong for what was likely an innocuous event. And/or highlights the absurdity of some of the Covid policies still in place. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post billy54 Posted April 18, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 18, 2022 2 hours ago, tracker1 said: Seems the story is awash with confusion ! Ordered to close for 15 days then 4 police sent to inactive posts appears there may have been a whitewash of events ! The inactive post's were filled a long time ago But there are some inactive duties still to be had ???????????? 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smedly Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 1 hour ago, ezzra said: Yes , only in Thailand you can be assigned to a duty to be inactive and loaf around with full pay... there must be a lot of them 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klauskunkel Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 3 hours ago, webfact said: two underlings at the station and an advisor An advisor? I believe an "advisor" for a police station is as necessary as a ornamental lamp post. Unless of course he is actually a lobbyist for the Moon Bar... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TheFishman1 Posted April 18, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 18, 2022 The police force in Thailand has more generals than most countries army amazing Thailand TIT 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post thailand49 Posted April 18, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 18, 2022 Inactive duty! Isn't that the cause of the problem in the first place? ???? 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Spock Posted April 18, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 18, 2022 No better example of police duplicity, corruption and incompetence than their failure to get the Red Bull heir back to Thailand. All else, including overlooking piddly water fights banned by an over zealous government, pales into insignificance. And what happened to Joe Ferrari? I haven't heard the outcome of that trial. Thailand's authorities get excited about minutiae but turn a blind eye to real crime by rich and influential people. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prakhonchai nick Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 56 minutes ago, TimBKK said: Relatively speaking it seems pretty strong for what was likely an innocuous event. And/or highlights the absurdity of some of the Covid policies still in place. BUT, they are still in place, whether you think rightly or wrongly, and it up to Joe public to adhere to such rules and the police to enforce them. Don't follow the rules, you suffer the consequences! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 2 hours ago, BritManToo said: Full pay ..... but no opportunity to gather donations worth 100x more. Fingers will always be in the pie... no matter where they are inactive for 30 days? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baz69er Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 3 hours ago, RafPinto said: Inactive duties? They all are on inactive duties. Yup, they will fit into there new role as no extra training will be required..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisKC Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 I find it rather strange and just a little double standardish (is that a word? I don't care!), comparing with a previous post that for tourists and the like to get a possible 2 years in jail for contravening Songkran rules and for Officers of the Police Force being given a job where it is official they don't have to do any work! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post dallen52 Posted April 18, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 18, 2022 But they still get paid. For doing even less than before... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harveyboy Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 1 hour ago, Spock said: No better example of police duplicity, corruption and incompetence than their failure to get the Red Bull heir back to Thailand. All else, including overlooking piddly water fights banned by an over zealous government, pales into insignificance. And what happened to Joe Ferrari? I haven't heard the outcome of that trial. Thailand's authorities get excited about minutiae but turn a blind eye to real crime by rich and influential people. nope real crime is to dangerous.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrfill Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 As usual, deputy heads roll. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mran66 Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 4 hours ago, RafPinto said: Inactive duties? They all are on inactive duties. Inactive duty = excluded from brown envelope income. Major financial blow for many. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJRS1301 Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 1 hour ago, hotchilli said: Fingers will always be in the pie... no matter where they are inactive for 30 days? Does inactive mean they are officially allowed to put feet onto desks and sleep in the office, without having been alert and attend to any duties? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuzmabruk Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 3 hours ago, ezzra said: Yes , only in Thailand you can be assigned to a duty to be inactive and loaf around with full pay... Not true. In Japan, to save face, I have been involved where senior employees have not been terminated but transferred to a nonexistent position and their pay remains at the current level until retirement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJRS1301 Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 (edited) 9 minutes ago, kuzmabruk said: Not true. In Japan, to save face, I have been involved where senior employees have not been terminated but transferred to a nonexistent position and their pay remains at the current level until retirement. Happens often in the Public Service in UK and Australia for permanent public servants, shuffled sideways or sometimes even upwards, depending on their level of incompetence. Sometimes a new office, new department, however not n the department where they had caused some sort of ruction. It is known as "peter Principal" "elevated to their highest degree of incompetence". Edited April 18, 2022 by RJRS1301 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 12 minutes ago, RJRS1301 said: Does inactive mean they are officially allowed to put feet onto desks and sleep in the office, without having been alert and attend to any duties? Inactive means they are moved somewhere out of sight for a few days/weeks/months to let things blow-over, then quietly come back and do as before. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Zack61 Posted April 18, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 18, 2022 2 hours ago, Spock said: And what happened to Joe Ferrari? He is being investigated by a bunch of inactive police. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Excel Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 2 minutes ago, Zack61 said: He is being investigated by a bunch of inactive police. But very wealthy ones no doubt 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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