Prayut Held Responsible For 21bn Baht ‘Foolish Waste’ On Engineless Chinese Sub

[webfact]

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By Thai Newsroom Reporters

 

PRIME MINISTER PRAYUT Chan-o-cha was today (July 22) held accountable for a “foolish waste” of the taxpayer’s money amounting to 21 billion baht involving the navy’s planned purchase of a Chinese-built submarine without engine.

 

During the last day of a four-day censure debate, Pheu Thai MP Yutthapong Charatsathian alleged that Prayut who concurrently acts as defence minister had failed to save as much as 21.7 billion baht in down payment which the navy had already paid to China Shipbuilding & Offshore International Co. for its Yuan-class S26T submarine.

 

Yutthapong commented that the enormous loss had practically resulted from the “foolishly wasteful” deal which included a 12.4 billion baht price of its first Chinese boat whilst the people’s economic woes have not yet been solved by the Prayut government.  

 

Full story: https://thainewsroom.com/2022/07/22/prayut-held-responsible-for-21bn-baht-foolish-waste-on-engineless-chinese-sub/

 

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[Chelseafan]

Thank God someone had the balls to call him out, Don't fancy his chances of reaching retirement mind you 

[Soikhaonoiken]

Needs to explain himself,, 

But that won't happen,  no doubt it wasn't his decision,  it was etc,etc,

[Gold Star]

It is not all that bad, as he chose some great other options.

 

The screen doors will work well to keep the mosquitos out.

[talahtnut]

Theres a job for a Tuk Tuk engine.

[mania]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

Prayut who concurrently acts as defence minister had failed to save as much as 21.7 billion baht in down payment which the navy had already paid to China Shipbuilding & Offshore International Co.

Oh it was saved of course...Saved by Prayut into his personal savings

These deals paid to a private company are just paper generators for diverted funds

At the end of the day most of this Junta should be hung for Treason

 

the crime of betraying one's country, or overthrow the government.

[wombat]

Now now...the Gulf of Siam may be too shallow for a sub but it can park up engine less at the sub base China has built in Cambodia.

[ezzra]

This money has nothing to do with a sub, engine or no engine, Prayut would have paid that much even for 3 legged buffalos, it's all about cozying up to the big brother and keeping China on Thailand's good side and its called money politics...

Edited July 22, 2022 by ezzra

[RichardColeman]

21 billion ? If I was him, I'd just fleece the chinese tourists when they came for 300 baht sub reparations - health insurance NOT included

[ThailandRyan]

More like Bathtub Subs that children use but the Government will ride the soapy massage bubble waves in......

Edited July 23, 2022 by ThailandRyan

[klauskunkel]

Look at the bright side: without engines there can't be break failure

[ThailandRyan]

1 minute ago, klauskunkel said:

Look at the bright side: without engines there can't be break failure

Sure there can be as the engines can not help with deceleration, much like riding down the hill in a soapbox derby racer....

[Ralf001]

Yingluck got a 5 yr jail term for mishandling 8 billion.

 

How much is this muppet gunna get....................... ZERO.

[klauskunkel]

8 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:

Sure there can be as the engines can not help with deceleration, much like riding down the hill in a soapbox derby racer....

hmm, I thought they use reverse gear to decelerate ships and subs, but I'm no expert

[ThailandRyan]

42 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

Yingluck got a 5 yr jail term for mishandling 8 billion.

 

How much is this muppet gunna get....................... ZERO.

The reason he and his ilk will walk is they already gave themselves amnesty for any wrong doings, yet when Yingluck tried to give Amnesty to others she was charged and removed from office.

[ThailandRyan]

36 minutes ago, klauskunkel said:

hmm, I thought they use reverse gear to decelerate ships and subs, but I'm no expert

Have to have an engine to reverse those screws or thrusters...

[JonnyF]

33 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:

The reason he and his ilk will walk is they already gave themselves amnesty for any wrong doings, yet when Yingluck tried to give Amnesty to others she was charged and removed from office.

Actually the reason they walk is because if defeated politically, they have tanks and guns which his ilk are absolutely prepared to use, as they showed at Thammasart University in 1976.

 

The whole Parliament thing is a dog and pony show to give the illusion of a modicum of Democracy. Nobody believes it of course, but the domestic audience can't (won't) do anything about it and the international audience has bigger fish to fry.

[Purdey]

I suspect the commissions have already been paid so it is difficult to backtrack now. Diesel engines for subs can be bought secondhand I guess so that’s one way. Who on earth is the potential enemy a sub can protect against is beyond me. Could be Laos.????

[brianthainess]

4 hours ago, mania said:

Oh it was saved of course...Saved by Prayut into his personal savings

These deals paid to a private company are just paper generators for diverted funds

At the end of the day most of this Junta should be hung for Treason

 

the crime of betraying one's country, or overthrow the government.

Well you are right of course but he seems protected by 'That Person' at the very top to keep his cash flow. IMO

[Tropposurfer]

Mr P maybe had sought advice from Scott Morrison (Aust ex-PM) on how to screw-up a submarine deal ... has all the hallmarks of Sco-Mo's fingerprints

[Jimjim1]

2 hours ago, klauskunkel said:

hmm, I thought they use reverse gear to decelerate ships and subs, but I'm no expert

Should have bought Italian subs they were all built with 15 reverse gears, they even had aircraft that flew backwards but nobody else ever found a use for it.

[captpkapoor]

I distrust ANYTHING Chinese (PRC, I mean, mainland China). Period.

[Johnnyngai]

Just ask Uncle Sam for a used one. Problems solved.  

[rudi49jr]

Isn’t this one of those early types of submarines where they still used oars? 

[hotchilli]

9 hours ago, webfact said:

PRIME MINISTER PRAYUT Chan-o-cha was today (July 22) held accountable for a “foolish waste” of the taxpayer’s money amounting to 21 billion baht involving the navy’s planned purchase of a Chinese-built submarine without engine.

Duff subs, duff mine detectors, what else has this guy managed to buy that doesn't work.

[mikebell]

6 hours ago, wombat said:

Now now...the Gulf of Siam may be too shallow for a sub but it can park up engine less at the sub base China has built in Cambodia.

Or at Sattahip next to the aircraftless aircraft carrier.

[ThailandRyan]

12 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

Duff subs, duff mine detectors, what else has this guy managed to buy that doesn't work.

Let's see he bought his Government by paying people to be senators that were unelected.

[hotchilli]

17 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:

Let's see he bought his Government by paying people to be senators that were unelected.

I was hoping someone might pick up on that one.

[Edwin Cameron]

Put a 'Submarine' tax on all the Chinese that are coming to Thailand, also garnishee Prayut's wages and make him pay for HIS mistakes, I'm sure there was a nice little 'Backhander' in it for him in the first instance.

[PETERTHEEATER]

2 hours ago, Jimjim1 said:

Should have bought Italian subs they were all built with 15 reverse gears, they even had aircraft that flew backwards but nobody else ever found a use for it.

Kamarad! Kamarad!