Defence Minister Sutin Klungsang has ordered an investigation into a report that 200,000 litres of diesel went missing from an Ordnance Materiel Rebuild Centre in Saraburi province last year.

 

Sutin said he was briefed about the incident and has already ordered the finding of those responsible. “This happened in an army unit and we will look into whether our personnel were involved, Sutin said.

 

The matter came to light after ThaiPBS online released a document that showed that a large amount of diesel had disappeared from the unit last year.

 

Full story: Thai PBS 2023-09-26

 

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Good job it's only a tiny amount.....a single tanker could probably take it and sell it to lucky people in Saraburi. My wife's aunt does this as a sideline, behind he house is a large metal container filled with diesel that she sells to her neighbours and friends. Been doing it for years. 

And who was in charge of defence last year?

Check Uncle Tu's garage.

1 hour ago, retarius said:

Good job it's only a tiny amount.....a single tanker could probably take it and sell it to lucky people in Saraburi.

Would take approx 5 trips in a full sized road tanker. They hold in the region of 40k litres. Sad knowledge from one of my first part time jobs way back when.

2 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

This happened in an army unit and we will look into whether our personnel were involved, Sutin said.

no sheit einstein....

11 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Defence Minister Sutin Klungsang has ordered an investigation into a report that 200,000 litres of diesel went missing from an Ordnance Materiel Rebuild Centre

Siphoned off I would imagine...

More corruption by men in uniform, it seems.

I doubt it was the Navy, for their submarine.

It evaporated over a short period of time.

It's to be expected in Thailand with this heat. 

 

15 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

200,000 litres of diesel went missing

I wonder who/what spirited it away!

It's been going on for years, I think they should look into how people get military grade weapons on the streets, 

Is anybody surprised? if there is a scam available they'll find it 

1 hour ago, phetphet said:

I doubt it was the Navy, for their submarine.

When the engine arrives they will need watching... 

Missing 200,00 Liters of Diesel

I wonder who would be responsible for ensuring the correct amounts were issued and correct stock replenished

Do they have a Quartermaster in the Thai Army >

It absolutely, positively wasn't the generals. It was the new recruits. The generals are all very good, honest, morally righteous men! Let's arrest some new recruits. The newest sacrificial lambs! 

During that time, no one less than the former prime minister, serving also as defense minister, was in charge. So it happened during his watch, and if it happened before him but after 2014, then Prawatch might be taken for questioning.

While I certainly would not accuse either gentlemen of being directly involved, it is obvious, that apart from murky aircraft carrier and submarines deals it seems, that there are some other "leaks" (pun intended) within the armed forces ........ 

BIL's stepson is an NCO in charge of a group of caretaker soldiers for a park on a mountain. The caretaking is cleaning hotel rooms that are used by tourists, and working in the coffeshop for the visitors, there is also a large residence there for SOMEONE who hasn't been there for 40+ years. I won't say where, as it is a good gig.

 

Anyway, back to the point. When my BIL and his wife go to see him several times a year, they are encouraged to fill their tank on the pickup truck, as the military allows its soldiers to use the free fuel. Most of the other soldiers take advantage of this and let their families fillup. I am guessing that they sell it to locals too. The fuel tank is filled up once a month. Supposedly it is for the generator, but since the gen unit hardly ever runs for the large residence, they use it before it goes bad and get it filled up monthly. From what I understand, this is common all over.