Yingluck tests Umbrella rice to restore public confidence

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PM tests Umbrella rice to restore public confidence
The Nation



AYUTTHAYA: -- Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Thursday visited the Umbralla-branded rice factory in Ayutthaya, four days after a vist by Deputy Commerce Minister Yanyong Phuagrach.

This followed a Facebook comment that the packed rice had been contaminated with toxic chemicals, which raised concerns over Thailand’s rice safety standards.

To assure the public of the safety, Yingluck and accompanying ministers also tested cooked rice at the factory.

Yingluck’s visit is part of the Cabinet mobile meeting during today and tomorrow.

Welcoming Yingluck was Prasit Damrongchietanon, CEO of CP Intertrade. He also showed her the inland container depot and a port, which will accommodate the company’s rice shipment to the South and facilitate the group’s rice exports ahead of the ASEAN Economic Community.

He said that this would help lower the operating cost.


-- The Nation 2013-07-18

[Soutpeel]

PM moves to restore public confidence

And what happens if public confidence is not restored is she going to sue the public and throw them in jail ?

BTW is it me or does Dear Yingluck look a bit nervous while she is chomping down on that spoonful ?

[rubl]

I guess with four days warning someone made sure the rice cooked and served was up to 'normal' standards

[pedro01]

lol - look @ her face, she's not happy is she?

[ETatBKK]

a simple business logic - would CP like to take any risk of offering a spoon of 'contaminated' rice to the PM of Thailand ?

[Bluespunk]

reminds me of when john selwyn gummer forced his daughter to eat a macmurder burger tp prove BSE wasn't transferable to humans, just before govt admitted they were wrong.

[Thai at Heart]

Damn. Cp has some pull don't they....

Or was it, if you don't sort this out, I'm calling the generals.

Edited July 18, 2013 by Thai at Heart

[OzMick]

I vaguely remember some years back a weedicide being banned (10/40 T???) and some idiot drinking a glass of the muck.

[OzMick]

The things a girl has to do to protect her share portfolio.

Edited July 18, 2013 by OzMick

[brabo2180]

Her look says it all: 'Do you really want me to eat this??!!!'

[hellodolly]

lol - look @ her face, she's not happy is she?

Not in the least notice her eyes were on the camera.

Looked like she was holding an empty spoon to a closed mouth.

Not exactly a picture to inspire confidence.

[NoBrainer]

Love the Headline

"PM moves to restore public confidence"

Wish she would move all the way to Dubai.

[Misterwhisper]

Okay, so she swallows a spoonful of cooked rice and now public confidence is fully restored. See how simple it all is?

Murphy oh Meyer, sometimes I really think this government takes us all to be idiots. Even IF that rice would be contaminated, it's not like anyone had ever claimed that if one ate a spoonful of it, one would immediately drop dead.

Also gotta love that picture. It speaks volumes about her true feelings: "I've GOT to restore public confidence in our rice. But honestly, I'm NOT too confident about eating it. MUST go through this. MUST. Okay, one, two, three, SWALLOW!"

[gemini81]

What an inexperienced airhead thinking this pose will restore all confidence.

[slapout]

She has finally found her calling, she can taste food prior to it being served to VIP's.as well as the standard main ingredient, of the peoples diet. Now she just has a few more stops to make to check out all facilities involved.

In the mean time get those tasked with inspection of food stuffs out doing their jobs, and clean up this mess you created and the others which you have ignored. This might require some leaving their air conditioned office, learning what fuminagation materials are being used at ALL facilities, frequency, durition, etc and the test and certify for all of those which are or could be hazarous to health.

The PM was the one who demanded charges of contanimated rice be proved, they were, now she needs to approach her task the same way. Who is writting and then who is proof reading the script for the dog and poney show. This whole rice fisco is gathering steam to make the flood look like a inconvienve and its seems to me that people are approaching it with the same mind set with thought nor effort to a simblence of coridinated effort. Instead of tasting rice, she needs to stick a firecracker up a lot of peoples arse, get off of hers and do something proactive for once.

[teacherofwoe]

This followed a Facebook comment that the packed rice had been contaminated with toxic chemicals, which raised concerns over Thailand’s rice safety standards.

To assure the public of the safety, Yingluck and accompanying ministers also tested cooked rice at the factory.

How would she know if she ate contaminated rice or not? I doubt she would pass a Pepsi challenge between contaminated and uncontaminated rice.

[Saraphee]

WELL - It's certainly convinced me Stanley!

[Jimi007]

That's the smallest spoon and rice bowl I have ever seen n Thailand. And how is she testing the rice for methyl bromide? By eating it? Really? Is the PM and the news in Thailand that stupid? Apparently....

[NeverSure]

The more news they generate about this rice, the worse it gets. How stupid.

[Soupdragon]

A better photo OP would be her son and the Chelsea team sitting down to a meal of Thai rice.

[Songhua]

That's the smallest spoon and rice bowl I have ever seen n Thailand. And how is she testing the rice for methyl bromide? By eating it? Really? Is the PM and the news in Thailand that stupid? Apparently....

You can fool some of the people some of the time ..........

[SOTIRIOS]

..........billions and billions....and it should all be better now......how pathetic....I hope that the Thai people wake up.....

Edited July 18, 2013 by SOTIRIOS

[GeorgeO]

PM moves to restore public confidence

And what happens if public confidence is not restored is she going to sue the public and throw them in jail ?

BTW is it me or does Dear Yingluck look a bit nervous while she is chomping down on that spoonful ?

No, you're right, she's definitely looking somewhat drawn and concerned...! Look at what happened to the dark-haired Tony Blair after his term in office. Grecian 2000 couldn't even help him...!!

[Soutpeel]

Look at what happened to the dark-haired Tony Blair after his term in office. Grecian 2000 couldn't even help him...!!

Did he go grey cos he was forced to eat comtaminated Thai rice as well ?.. or was that from eating dodgy beef ?

[Payboy]

BTW is it me or does Dear Yingluck look a bit nervous while she is chomping down on that spoonful ?

Maybe she's worried about the next commodity check? Raincoat rubber.

[Songhua]

lol - look @ her face, she's not happy is she?

Not in the least notice her eyes were on the camera.

Looked like she was holding an empty spoon to a closed mouth.

Not exactly a picture to inspire confidence.

Not sure what she'd have been concerned about. That specific bowl of rice was probably selected and approved for her consumption only after two days of rigorous testing by two agencies.

[philw]

She has finally found her calling, she can taste food prior to it being served to VIP's.as well as the standard main ingredient, of the peoples diet. Now she just has a few more stops to make to check out all facilities involved.

In the mean time get those tasked with inspection of food stuffs out doing their jobs, and clean up this mess you created and the others which you have ignored. This might require some leaving their air conditioned office, learning what fuminagation materials are being used at ALL facilities, frequency, durition, etc and the test and certify for all of those which are or could be hazarous to health.

The PM was the one who demanded charges of contanimated rice be proved, they were, now she needs to approach her task the same way. Who is writting and then who is proof reading the script for the dog and poney show. This whole rice fisco is gathering steam to make the flood look like a inconvienve and its seems to me that people are approaching it with the same mind set with thought nor effort to a simblence of coridinated effort. Instead of tasting rice, she needs to stick a firecracker up a lot of peoples arse, get off of hers and do something proactive for once.

Er........no they were not proved.

See BKK post current article.

Just out of curiosity, is contanimated rice unusually active and what is a "simblence?

Is it an old South African expression ??

I wonder if you mean "simblince" a puree made from old mobile phones and dressed with garlic.

[Baerboxer]

One small spoonfull. And she really believes this will restore confidence? She really does need to get some new advisors. When Dubai instructed to 'solve the rice problem" I doubt he meant this.

Almost as daft as suggesting her son was chosen at random to walk out with Chelsea.

It just shows how incredibly arrogant and contemptous these people must be. They really do believe they can tell anyone anything and expect to be believed.

[Scully]

Well that's all the Thai public reassured, now time to convince the export market. Good luck with that Yingluck.

[jcb2001]

Pheu Thai and Yingluck have really stepped in it. The world is watching closely as to how the gov't will handle this fiasco. Rice use to be Thailand's number one export, until now with the Phillipines and Vietnam picking up the slack in supplying the world its rice, while Thailand drops down the ladder of rice exporters. Blame can only be put on Yingluck and Pheu Thai. Another news article from Indonesia explains it better. http://m.thejakartapost.com/news/2013/07/18/rice-safety-fears-thailand.html