webfact Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 Nattawut denies earning Bt131 million from egg dealsBy English NewsBANGKOK, June 5 – Deputy Commerce Ministry Nattawut Saikua has flatly rejected an allegation that he received Bt131 million in kickbacks or other benefits from egg deals in light of the skyrocketing egg prices in the country.He said the Commerce Ministry has sought cooperation from egg manufacturers and distributors to maintain egg prices in the local market.The government’s Egg Board has controlled egg prices at Bt3.30 per unit but, Mr Nattawut said, there is pressure for prices to be jacked up to Bt3.60-3.90 per unit.“I have straightforwardly talked to them (manufacturers and distributors) without any exterior interest or political motives. It is untrue to charge me with making Bt131 million from manufacturers and from compensation on egg prices granted by the Committee on Policies and Measures to Assist Farmers,” he said.Mr Nattawut said he will meet today with a sub-committee on egg production costs in order to conclude a new production cost figure to be submitted to the Egg Board for approval.The Commerce Ministry has instructed the Egg Board to cut egg exports until the country’s egg production and consumption are balanced, he said.He said Thailand earlier had the problem of egg oversupply, compelling the Egg Board to accelerate exports, but the country is obliged to export 28 million eggs, or an average 1 million eggs per day, to trading partners within this month, he said. (MCOT online news)-- TNA 2013-06-05 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bakseeda Posted June 5, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted June 5, 2013 Something rotten about this Deal....... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laurentbkk Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 He might have hide this money in a few Louis Vuitton bags at his house .... Maybe a few burglars could find out . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thai at Heart Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 Allegation by whom, when and where? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjjmmi Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 Talk about egg on your face 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrJohnson Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 Someone is going to end up with egg on their face over this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OzMick Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 "The government’s Egg Board has controlled egg prices at Bt3.30 per unit......." But there will be a different set price for different size eggs, so we need a whole beaurocracy to micro-manage what a free market could do. Or you could sell eggs by the kilogram. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notmyself Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 And so comes forth and endless stream of egg related yokes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorecard Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 And so comes forth and endless stream of egg related yokes. And maybe some white lies. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ramrod711 Posted June 5, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted June 5, 2013 It is untrue to charge me with making Bt131 million from manufacturers and from compensation on egg prices granted by the Committee on Policies and Measures to Assist Farmers,” he said. Note that he doesn't deny taking money, he just denies the 131 million. Keep in mind that this is the same guy that told red shirts to burn their city halls, not to wait, he would take the responsibility. Has anyone seen him offer to turn down reconciliation, or offer to take the place of some red shirt still in jail? No......and you never will, just another pig at the trough. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggold Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 So the chicks will be coming home to roost! The government will have more than yolk on its face, when all the corruptions are finally proven. Scrambled eggs anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbrain Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 The government’s Egg Board has controlled egg prices at Bt3.30 per unit but, Mr Nattawut said, there is pressure for prices to be jacked up to Bt3.60-3.90 per unit. Have they ever informed supermarkets that 3.30 Baht is the price and not 6.70 Baht as they are priced on the shelves ? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bigbamboo Posted June 5, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted June 5, 2013 Which came first........ the politician or the corruption? 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Payboy Posted June 5, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted June 5, 2013 These allegations must be thoroughly eggxamined. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjjmmi Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 These allegations must be thoroughly eggxamined. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hgma Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 This morning i gave money to a Thai citizen who, for whatever reason, is falling in a deep dark hole. Young-homeless-hopeless. despair in his face, i just couldn't stand there and do nothing. Oh what was the header all about???????? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post gl555 Posted June 5, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted June 5, 2013 Are we surprised? While most politicians here are corrupt, the PTP takes it to the extreme while being so hypocritical about it. I mean they say they're fighting for the poor against the rich all the while enriching themselves off the backs of the same poor idiots who vote for them. Don't know who to be more disgusted at, the cronies of Thaksin or the brainwashed and stupid unwashed masses. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaicbr Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 The government’s Egg Board has controlled egg prices at Bt3.30 per unit but, Mr Nattawut said, there is pressure for prices to be jacked up to Bt3.60-3.90 per unit. Have they ever informed supermarkets that 3.30 Baht is the price and not 6.70 Baht as they are priced on the shelves ? Is 3.30b not the farm price? Sent from my GT-P1010 using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaicbr Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 Also the wording of his reply if an exact translation does seem to be from the white lie faction ie : it wasn't 131million but it could have been more or less. Sent from my GT-P1010 using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billd766 Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 The government’s Egg Board has controlled egg prices at Bt3.30 per unit but, Mr Nattawut said, there is pressure for prices to be jacked up to Bt3.60-3.90 per unit. Have they ever informed supermarkets that 3.30 Baht is the price and not 6.70 Baht as they are priced on the shelves ? At the local market this weekend I bought the largest eggs they were selling and they were 42 baht for 10. Because I bought 20 eggs I only paid 40 per 10 so saving 6 baht. I know I paid the same price as Thais as the prices were written up on some cardboard ranging from 30 for the smallest up to 42 for the largest. The guy goes to all the local markets but unlike supermarkets he works on a table next to his pickup truck, has no large staff, just him and his wife, no a/c and would you believe no electricity either He must be doing OK as he sells most of his stock in an afternoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
givenall Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 Something rotten about this Deal....... as usual, everything this government does smell like rotten eggs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mca Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 And so comes forth and endless stream of egg related yokes. Eggsactly. Hen will they ever learn? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Payboy Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 The government’s Egg Board has controlled egg prices at Bt3.30 per unit but, Mr Nattawut said, there is pressure for prices to be jacked up to Bt3.60-3.90 per unit. Have they ever informed supermarkets that 3.30 Baht is the price and not 6.70 Baht as they are priced on the shelves ? Is 3.30b not the farm price? Sent from my GT-P1010 using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app Supermarkets are doubling the farm price - that's eggstortion, I say. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post smedly Posted June 5, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted June 5, 2013 Yingyoke is demanding a full report laid out from the egg heads and the finance ministry - they're all scrambling for cover like headless ......... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chooka Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 Now, now people are you insinuating that a government official could be involved in corruption? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEL1 Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 Nattawut is obviously neither Blefuscudian nor Lilliputian, as he couldn't even crack an egg, never mind crack an honest deal from one end or the other! -mel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimamey Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 And so comes forth and endless stream of egg related yokes. Eggsactly. Hen will they ever learn? I'm shell shocked already. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubl Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 While Dept. Minister for Agriculture Nattawut is on his mobile public relations campaign to raise awareness of the rice-pledging scheme with farmers across the country, he may also explain about the price freeze on eggs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catmac Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 Yet another example of Governments interfering in the free market, and, as always, making a total hash of it. Simple really, no Egg Board no opportunity for politicians and officials to skim the loot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thai at Heart Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 Yet another example of Governments interfering in the free market, and, as always, making a total hash of it. Simple really, no Egg Board no opportunity for politicians and officials to skim the loot! Price controls for eggs have been around in Thailand for ages and ages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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