The government must think laterally and ahead, otherwise Thailand will become bogged down and will not move forward. This has been the case over the past ten years and the people will continue to struggle to make ends meet, Deputy Prime Minister and Commerce Minister Phumtham Wechayachai said today when defending the government’s “digital wallet” scheme.

 

His statement follows results of an opinion survey, conducted by the National Institute of Development Administration,which shows that 34.66% of the respondents want the scheme to be scrapped and 68.85% say they would not upset with the government if it is.

 

Phumtham reaffirmed the government’s openness to opinions from all stakeholders regarding the scheme, as he said that the government believes that the scheme is necessary to help boost the Thai economy and that the government has anobligation to implement the project, as promised to the people during the election campaign last year.

 

Full story: Thai PBS 2024-01-29

 

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13 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The government must think laterally and ahead, otherwise Thailand will become bogged down and will not move forward. This has been the case over the past ten years and the people will continue to struggle to make ends meet, Deputy Prime Minister and Commerce Minister Phumtham Wechayachai said today when defending the government’s “digital wallet” scheme.

And a 10K bribe is the way forward??

No no no, reactive, not proactive is the Thai way!

14 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The government must think laterally and ahead, otherwise Thailand will become bogged down and will not move forward. This has been the case over the past ten years

I've been here nearly 20 years and seen no signs of 'move forward' except when the authorities try to besmirch the political party of the same name.  Every year I get 'Dé·jà vu' as the annual cycle continues: flood/drought; corrupt politicians/police; and in possible times of progress a coup d'état by the army to deny democracy. 

14 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The government must think laterally and ahead

Yea, but with one's head stuck up one's bum the favored thinking direction remains backwards. So, free the head first and then think about aiming thoughts.

Edited January 30, 20242 yr by klauskunkel